Alpine Rock-Cress vs Irish Threadwort

Arabis alpina compared with Telaranea europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Irish Threadwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Brassicaceae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Arabis	Telaranea
Species	Arabis alpina	Telaranea europaea

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Rock-Cress and Irish Threadwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Irish Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Irish Threadwort
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).

Irish Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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).