alpine bittercress vs American Buckeye

Cardamine bellidifolia compared with Aesculus glabra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine bittercress	American Buckeye
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Brassicaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Cardamine	Aesculus
Species	Cardamine bellidifolia	Aesculus glabra

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine bittercress and American Buckeye share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

alpine bittercress

LC — Least Concern

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine bittercress	American Buckeye
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine bittercress

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

American Buckeye

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

alpine bittercress

The Alpine bittercress (Cardamine bellidifolia) 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. Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

American Buckeye

The American Buckeye (Aesculus glabra) is a species in the genus Aesculus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.