Alpine Rock-Cress vs Orange Cup

Arabis alpina compared with Melastiza cornubiensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Orange Cup
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Brassicaceae	Pyronemataceae
Genus	Arabis	Melastiza
Species	Arabis alpina	Melastiza cornubiensis

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Orange Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Orange Cup
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).

Orange Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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).