Autumn Snowflake vs Five-leaflet Bitter-cress

Acis autumnalis compared with Cardamine pentaphyllos

Key Differences

• Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Five-leaflet Bitter-cress is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Five-leaflet Bitter-cress
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Acis	Cardamine
Species	Acis autumnalis	Cardamine pentaphyllos

Evolutionary Relationship

Autumn Snowflake and Five-leaflet Bitter-cress share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Five-leaflet Bitter-cress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Five-leaflet Bitter-cress
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Autumn Snowflake

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Norway.

Five-leaflet Bitter-cress

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Sweden.

Autumn Snowflake

The Autumn Snowflake (Acis autumnalis) is a species in the genus Acis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.