Alpine Rock-Cress vs round-leaf cassia

Arabis alpina compared with Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alpine Rock-Cress round-leaf cassia
Kingdom same Plantae (Plants) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Brassicales (Brassicales) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Brassicaceae Fabaceae
Genus Arabis Chamaecrista
Species Arabis alpina Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Rock-Cress and round-leaf cassia share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

round-leaf cassia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alpine Rock-Cress round-leaf cassia
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).

round-leaf cassia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (India), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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).

round-leaf cassia

No description available.

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