Alpine Rock-Cress vs Onion Smut

Arabis alpina compared with Urocystis magica

Key Differences

• Alpine Rock-Cress is Least Concern while Onion Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Onion Smut
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Brassicaceae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Arabis	Urocystis
Species	Arabis alpina	Urocystis magica

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Onion Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Onion Smut
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).

Onion Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Poland, 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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden