Alpine Rock-Cress vs limestone fern

Arabis alpina compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Alpine Rock-Cress is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	limestone fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Brassicaceae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Arabis	Gymnocarpium
Species	Arabis alpina	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	limestone fern
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).

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden