Arctic daisy vs snow draba

Arctanthemum arcticum compared with Draba nivalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic daisy	snow draba
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Arctanthemum	Draba
Species	Arctanthemum arcticum	Draba nivalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Arctic daisy and snow draba share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Arctic daisy

LC — Least Concern

snow draba

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic daisy	snow draba
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic daisy

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

snow draba

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Arctic daisy

The Arctic daisy (Arctanthemum arcticum) is a species in the genus Arctanthemum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway