Alpine Rock-Cress vs Waved Silk-moss

Arabis alpina compared with Plagiothecium undulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Waved Silk-moss
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Bryophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Brassicaceae	Plagiotheciaceae
Genus	Arabis	Plagiothecium
Species	Arabis alpina	Plagiothecium undulatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Rock-Cress and Waved Silk-moss share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Waved Silk-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Waved Silk-moss
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).

Waved Silk-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden