Great Bittercress vs Large Bitter-Cress

Cardamine maxima compared with Cardamine amara

Key Differences

• Great Bittercress is Not Evaluated while Large Bitter-Cress is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Bittercress	Large Bitter-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 maxima	Cardamine amara

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Great Bittercress

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Bitter-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Bittercress	Large Bitter-Cress
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Bittercress

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Large Bitter-Cress

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.