Alpine Rock-Cress vs southern elder

Arabis alpina compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• Alpine Rock-Cress is Least Concern while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	southern elder
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Brassicaceae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Arabis	Sambucus
Species	Arabis alpina	Sambucus australis

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Rock-Cress and southern elder share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	southern elder
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).

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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).