Asian wavy bittercress vs Great Bittercress

Cardamine occulta compared with Cardamine maxima

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian wavy bittercress	Great 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 maxima

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asian wavy bittercress

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Bittercress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian wavy bittercress	Great 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).

Great Bittercress

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada