Cardamine lyrata
Chinese Ivy, Japanese Cress
Other regional names: Paddy Bittercress
- Paddy Bittercress
Also known as: Cardamine argyi H.Lév.
- Cardamine argyi H.Lév.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Brassicaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Cardamine lyrata (commonly known as Chinese-ivy or Japanese cress) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Brassicaceae family. Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Cardamine, which contains over 250 distinct species.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Mongolia, Russian Far East, Siberia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Amur, Buryatiya, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Manchuria, Mongolia, Primorye