Alpine Rock-Cress vs Jack's Scalewort

Arabis alpina compared with Frullania jackii

Key Differences

• Alpine Rock-Cress is Least Concern while Jack's Scalewort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Jack's Scalewort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Brassicaceae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Arabis	Frullania
Species	Arabis alpina	Frullania jackii

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Rock-Cress and Jack's Scalewort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Jack's Scalewort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Jack's Scalewort
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).

Jack's Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden