Sand Bittercress vs Toothed Bittercress

Cardamine parviflora compared with Cardamine dentata

Key Differences

• Sand Bittercress is Vulnerable while Toothed Bittercress is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sand Bittercress	Toothed Bittercress
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 parviflora	Cardamine dentata

Evolutionary Relationship

Sand Bittercress and Toothed Bittercress share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cardamine.

Conservation Status

Sand Bittercress

VU — Vulnerable

Toothed Bittercress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sand Bittercress	Toothed Bittercress
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sand Bittercress

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (8 countries), and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Toothed Bittercress

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States