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Cardamine scutata

Big Flower Bittercress, Japanese Bittercress
Also known as: Cardamine angulata var. kamtschatica Regel +19 more
  • Cardamine angulata var. kamtschatica Regel
  • Cardamine baishanensis P.Y.Fu
  • Cardamine dentipetala Matsum.
  • Cardamine drakeana H.Boissieu
  • Cardamine flexuosa f. sitchensis O.E.Schulz
  • Cardamine flexuosa var. kamtschatica (Regel) Matsum.
  • Cardamine flexuosa var. latifolia (Maxim.) Makino
  • Cardamine flexuosa var. manshurica Kom.
  • Cardamine flexuosa var. scutata (Thunb.) O.E.Schulz
  • Cardamine hirsuta var. latifolia Maxim.
  • Cardamine hirsuta var. rotundiloba Hayata
  • Cardamine scutata subsp. rotundiloba (Hayata) T.S.Liu & S.S.Ying
  • Cardamine scutata var. latifolia (Maxim.) H.Hara
  • Cardamine scutata var. longiloba P.Y.Fu
  • Cardamine scutata var. rotundiloba (Hayata) T.S.Liu & S.S.Ying
  • Cardamine scutata var. scutata
  • Cardamine sylvatica var. integrifolia H.Boissieu
  • Cardamine taquetii H.Lév. & Vaniot
  • Cardamine zhejiangensis T.Y.Cheo & R.C.Fang
  • Cardamine zhejiangensis var. huangshanensis D.C.Zhang
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Brassicaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or biennial.

Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia and North America, Cardamine scutata (commonly known as Big-flower bittercress or Japanese bittercress) is an annual or biennial belonging to the Brassicaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Biennial

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Russian Far East, Subarctic America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Aleutian Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Kuril Is., Magadan, Manchuria, Primorye, Sakhalin, Taiwan

Introduced Range

Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
India

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