Bittercress vs Trefoil Cress

Cardamine hirsuta compared with Cardamine trifolia

Key Differences

• Bittercress is Least Concern while Trefoil Cress is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bittercress	Trefoil Cress
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	Cardamine	Cardamine
Species	Cardamine hirsuta	Cardamine trifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Bittercress and Trefoil Cress share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cardamine.

Conservation Status

Bittercress

LC — Least Concern

Trefoil Cress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bittercress	Trefoil Cress
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bittercress

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea), and South America (4 countries).

Trefoil Cress

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Bittercress

The Bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta) is a species in the genus Cardamine. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France