Bending Bittercress vs Cascade Fir

Cardamine flexuosa compared with Abies amabilis

Key Differences

• Bending Bittercress is Not Evaluated while Cascade Fir is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bending Bittercress	Cascade Fir
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Brassicaceae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Cardamine	Abies
Species	Cardamine flexuosa	Abies amabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bending Bittercress and Cascade Fir share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bending Bittercress

NE — Not Evaluated

Cascade Fir

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bending Bittercress	Cascade Fir
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).

Cascade Fir

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Cascade Fir

The Cascade Fir (Abies amabilis) is a species in the genus Abies. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden