Alpine Rock-Cress vs Plum Mildew

Arabis alpina compared with Podosphaera tridactyla

Key Differences

• Alpine Rock-Cress is Least Concern while Plum Mildew is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Plum Mildew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Brassicaceae	Erysiphaceae
Genus	Arabis	Podosphaera
Species	Arabis alpina	Podosphaera tridactyla

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Plum Mildew

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Plum Mildew
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).

Plum Mildew

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden