Alpine Rock-Cress vs Yellow Toadflax Smut

Arabis alpina compared with Melanotaenium cingens

Key Differences

• Alpine Rock-Cress is Least Concern while Yellow Toadflax Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Yellow Toadflax Smut
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Ustilaginales (Ustilaginales)
Family	Brassicaceae	Melanotaeniaceae
Genus	Arabis	Melanotaenium
Species	Arabis alpina	Melanotaenium cingens

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Toadflax Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Yellow Toadflax Smut
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).

Yellow Toadflax Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden