Garten-Kresse vs Texas-Kresse

Lepidium sativum compared with Lepidium virginicum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garten-Kresse	Texas-Kresse
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Brassicales (Kreuzblütlerartige)	Brassicales (Kreuzblütlerartige)
Family same	Brassicaceae	Brassicaceae
Genus same	Lepidium	Lepidium
Species	Lepidium sativum	Lepidium virginicum

Evolutionary Relationship

Garten-Kresse and Texas-Kresse share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lepidium.

Conservation Status

Garten-Kresse

NE — Not Evaluated

Texas-Kresse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garten-Kresse	Texas-Kresse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Garten-Kresse

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

Texas-Kresse

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, South Africa), Asia (9 countries), Europe (34 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Suriname).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 32 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇮 Finland 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇬🇷 Greece 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇮🇹 Italy 🇯🇵 Japan 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇰🇵 North Korea 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States