Alpine Rock-Cress vs Mountain Cherry

Arabis alpina compared with Prunus prostrata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Mountain Cherry
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Brassicaceae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Arabis	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Arabis alpina	Prunus prostrata

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Rock-Cress and Mountain Cherry share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Cherry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Mountain Cherry
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).

Mountain Cherry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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).