Alpine Rock-Cress vs Rock Whitlowgrass

Arabis alpina compared with Draba norvegica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Rock Whitlowgrass
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family same	Brassicaceae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Arabis	Draba
Species	Arabis alpina	Draba norvegica

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Rock-Cress and Rock Whitlowgrass share a common ancestor at the Family level: Brassicaceae.

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Rock Whitlowgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Rock Whitlowgrass
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).

Rock Whitlowgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, 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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden