Alpine Rock-Cress vs Warner's Dodder

Arabis alpina compared with Cuscuta warneri

Key Differences

• Alpine Rock-Cress is Least Concern while Warner's Dodder is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Warner's Dodder
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Brassicaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Arabis	Cuscuta
Species	Arabis alpina	Cuscuta warneri

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Rock-Cress and Warner's Dodder share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Warner's Dodder

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Warner's Dodder
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).

Warner's Dodder

Habitat

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

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).