Alpine Rock-Cress vs Lemon Pachyphloeus

Arabis alpina compared with Pachyphlodes citrina

Key Differences

• Alpine Rock-Cress is Least Concern while Lemon Pachyphloeus is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Lemon Pachyphloeus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Brassicaceae	Pezizaceae
Genus	Arabis	Pachyphlodes
Species	Arabis alpina	Pachyphlodes citrina

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Lemon Pachyphloeus

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Lemon Pachyphloeus
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).

Lemon Pachyphloeus

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden