Alpine Rock-Cress vs Lesser Rocktripe

Arabis alpina compared with Umbilicaria muhlenbergii

Key Differences

• Alpine Rock-Cress is Least Concern while Lesser Rocktripe is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Lesser Rocktripe
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Umbilicariales (Umbilicariales)
Family	Brassicaceae	Umbilicariaceae
Genus	Arabis	Umbilicaria
Species	Arabis alpina	Umbilicaria muhlenbergii

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Rocktripe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Lesser Rocktripe
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).

Lesser Rocktripe

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.

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 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States