Alpine Rock-Cress vs reed grass

Arabis alpina compared with Arundinella nepalensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	reed grass
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Brassicaceae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Arabis	Arundinella
Species	Arabis alpina	Arundinella nepalensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Rock-Cress and reed grass share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

reed grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	reed grass
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).

reed grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Guinea 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).