American Cress vs Bitter Wintercress

Barbarea verna compared with Barbarea vulgaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Cress	Bitter Wintercress
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	Barbarea	Barbarea
Species	Barbarea verna	Barbarea vulgaris

Evolutionary Relationship

American Cress and Bitter Wintercress share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Barbarea.

Conservation Status

American Cress

NE — Not Evaluated

Bitter Wintercress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Cress	Bitter Wintercress
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Cress

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar, South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Bitter Wintercress

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Canada, Mexico, United States).

American Cress

The American Cress (Barbarea verna) is a species in the genus Barbarea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Bitter Wintercress

The Bitter Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris) is a species in the genus Barbarea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇫🇷 France 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States