Bending Bittercress vs Bulbous Bitter-Cress

Cardamine flexuosa compared with Cardamine bulbosa

Key Differences

  • Bending Bittercress is Not Evaluated while Bulbous Bitter-Cress is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bending Bittercress Bulbous Bitter-Cress
Kingdom same Plantae (植物) Plantae (植物)
Phylum same Magnoliophyta (被子植物門) Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class same Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱) Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order same Brassicales (アブラナ目) Brassicales (アブラナ目)
Family same Brassicaceae Brassicaceae
Genus same Cardamine Cardamine
Species Cardamine flexuosa Cardamine bulbosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bending Bittercress

NE — Not Evaluated

Bulbous Bitter-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bending Bittercress Bulbous Bitter-Cress
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).

Bulbous Bitter-Cress

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.

Bulbous Bitter-Cress

The Bulbous Bitter-Cress (Cardamine bulbosa) is a species in the genus Cardamine. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

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