Fringed Rock-Cress vs Garden Arabis

Arabis hirsuta compared with Arabis caucasica

Key Differences

• Fringed Rock-Cress is Near Threatened while Garden Arabis is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Rock-Cress	Garden Arabis
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family same	Brassicaceae	Brassicaceae
Genus same	Arabis	Arabis
Species	Arabis hirsuta	Arabis caucasica

Evolutionary Relationship

Fringed Rock-Cress and Garden Arabis share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Arabis.

Conservation Status

Fringed Rock-Cress

NT — Near Threatened

Garden Arabis

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Rock-Cress	Garden Arabis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Rock-Cress

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Garden Arabis

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (17 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States