Alpine Rock-Cress vs Spathulate Botrychium

Arabis alpina compared with Botrychium spathulatum

Key Differences

• Alpine Rock-Cress is Least Concern while Spathulate Botrychium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Spathulate Botrychium
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Brassicaceae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Arabis	Botrychium
Species	Arabis alpina	Botrychium spathulatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Rock-Cress and Spathulate Botrychium share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Spathulate Botrychium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Spathulate Botrychium
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).

Spathulate Botrychium

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, 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 3 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States