Alpine Rock-Cress vs Tear Dropper

Arabis alpina compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Tear Dropper
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Brassicaceae	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Arabis	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Arabis alpina	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Tear Dropper
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).

Tear Dropper

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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).