Bittercress vs Broad-Leaved Toothwort

Cardamine hirsuta compared with Cardamine diphylla

Key Differences

• Bittercress is Least Concern while Broad-Leaved Toothwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bittercress	Broad-Leaved Toothwort
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 hirsuta	Cardamine diphylla

Evolutionary Relationship

Bittercress and Broad-Leaved Toothwort share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cardamine.

Conservation Status

Bittercress

LC — Least Concern

Broad-Leaved Toothwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bittercress	Broad-Leaved Toothwort
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).

Broad-Leaved Toothwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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

Broad-Leaved Toothwort

The Broad-Leaved Toothwort (Cardamine diphylla) is a species in the genus Cardamine. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. It has been recorded Distributed across Canada and United States..

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States