Bending Bittercress vs Bulbous Bitter-Cress

Cardamine flexuosa compared with Cardamine bulbosa

Key Differences

• Bending Bittercress is Not Evaluated while Bulbous Bitter-Cress is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bending Bittercress	Bulbous Bitter-Cress
Kingdom same	Plantae (نباتات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)
Order same	Brassicales (كرنبيات)	Brassicales (كرنبيات)
Family same	Brassicaceae	Brassicaceae
Genus same	Cardamine	Cardamine
Species	Cardamine flexuosa	Cardamine bulbosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Bending Bittercress and Bulbous Bitter-Cress share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cardamine.

Conservation Status

Bending Bittercress

NE — Not Evaluated

Bulbous Bitter-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bending Bittercress	Bulbous Bitter-Cress
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bending Bittercress

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (8 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Venezuela).

Bulbous Bitter-Cress

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Bending Bittercress

The Bending Bittercress (Cardamine flexuosa) is a species in the genus Cardamine. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Bulbous Bitter-Cress

The Bulbous Bitter-Cress (Cardamine bulbosa) is a species in the genus Cardamine. 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 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States