Alpine Rock-Cress vs Poison Ivy Rust

Arabis alpina compared with Pileolaria brevipes

Key Differences

• Alpine Rock-Cress is Least Concern while Poison Ivy Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Poison Ivy Rust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Annelida (Segmented Worms)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polychaeta (Polychaeta)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Sabellida (Sabellida)
Family	Brassicaceae	Serpulidae
Genus	Arabis	Pileolaria
Species	Arabis alpina	Pileolaria brevipes

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Poison Ivy Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Poison Ivy Rust
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).

Poison Ivy Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.

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 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States