alpine bittercress vs Kitaibel's Bitter-cress

Cardamine bellidifolia compared with Cardamine kitaibelii

Key Differences

  • alpine bittercress is Least Concern while Kitaibel's Bitter-cress is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank alpine bittercress Kitaibel's Bitter-cress
Kingdom same Plantae (plantas) Plantae (plantas)
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 bellidifolia Cardamine kitaibelii

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine bittercress and Kitaibel's Bitter-cress share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cardamine.

Conservation Status

alpine bittercress

LC — Least Concern

Kitaibel's Bitter-cress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute alpine bittercress Kitaibel's Bitter-cress
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine bittercress

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Kitaibel's Bitter-cress

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Sweden.

alpine bittercress

The Alpine bittercress (Cardamine bellidifolia) 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. Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Kitaibel's Bitter-cress

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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