Asian wavy bittercress vs Bending Bittercress

Cardamine occulta compared with Cardamine flexuosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian wavy bittercress	Bending Bittercress
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 occulta	Cardamine flexuosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian wavy bittercress and Bending Bittercress share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cardamine.

Conservation Status

Asian wavy bittercress

NE — Not Evaluated

Bending Bittercress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian wavy bittercress	Bending Bittercress
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian wavy bittercress

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Europe (7 countries), and North America (Canada).

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).

Asian wavy bittercress

The Asian wavy bittercress (Cardamine occulta) is a species in the genus Cardamine. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Europe (7 countries), and North America (Canada).

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden