Alpine Rock-Cress vs Hawaiian Jackbean

Arabis alpina compared with Canavalia hawaiiensis

Key Differences

• Alpine Rock-Cress is Least Concern while Hawaiian Jackbean is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Hawaiian Jackbean
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Brassicaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Arabis	Canavalia
Species	Arabis alpina	Canavalia hawaiiensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Rock-Cress and Hawaiian Jackbean share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Hawaiian Jackbean

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Hawaiian Jackbean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Rock-Cress

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina).

Hawaiian Jackbean

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Alpine Rock-Cress

The Alpine Rock-Cress (Arabis alpina) is a species in the genus Arabis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Widely distributed across Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina).