Cultivated Cress vs Waitakere Scurvy Grass

Lepidium sativum compared with Lepidium amissum

Key Differences

• Cultivated Cress is Not Evaluated while Waitakere Scurvy Grass is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cultivated Cress	Waitakere Scurvy Grass
Kingdom same	Plantae (식물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order same	Brassicales (십자화목)	Brassicales (십자화목)
Family same	Brassicaceae	Brassicaceae
Genus same	Lepidium	Lepidium
Species	Lepidium sativum	Lepidium amissum

Evolutionary Relationship

Cultivated Cress and Waitakere Scurvy Grass share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lepidium.

Conservation Status

Cultivated Cress

NE — Not Evaluated

Waitakere Scurvy Grass

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cultivated Cress	Waitakere Scurvy Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cultivated Cress

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

Waitakere Scurvy Grass

Habitat

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