Bending Bittercress vs Narrow-Leaf Bittercress

Cardamine flexuosa compared with Cardamine impatiens

Key Differences

• Bending Bittercress is Not Evaluated while Narrow-Leaf Bittercress is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bending Bittercress	Narrow-Leaf Bittercress
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
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 flexuosa	Cardamine impatiens

Evolutionary Relationship

Bending Bittercress and Narrow-Leaf Bittercress share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cardamine.

Conservation Status

Bending Bittercress

NE — Not Evaluated

Narrow-Leaf Bittercress

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bending Bittercress	Narrow-Leaf Bittercress
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).

Narrow-Leaf Bittercress

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (8 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 9 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States