Alpine Rock-Cress vs Stinking iris

Arabis alpina compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

Alpine Rock-Cress is Least Concern while Stinking iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Stinking iris
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Brassicaceae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Arabis	Iris
Species	Arabis alpina	Iris foetidissima

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Stinking iris
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).

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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).