Alpine Rock-Cress vs Panicled Spot Flower

Arabis alpina compared with Acmella paniculata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Panicled Spot Flower
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Brassicaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Arabis	Acmella
Species	Arabis alpina	Acmella paniculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Rock-Cress and Panicled Spot Flower share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Panicled Spot Flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Panicled Spot Flower
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).

Panicled Spot Flower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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).