Cardamine hirsuta L., 1753 43% complete

Common bittercress

Sp. Pl.: 655 (1753)

Data sources

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Sourced11 Differs from sources2 Source not recorded13 Not on the record8 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 655 (1753) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
Source not recorded
Status accepted No source recorded
Source not recorded
Year 1753 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Common bittercress No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Temp. & Subtrop. Northern Hemisphere to Old World Trop. Mts. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 18 cm
  • 17.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 116, 164, 174, 178, 251, 500, 655, 882
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 17.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 116, 164, 174, 178, 251, 500, 655, 882
  • Superseded 17.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 116, 164, 174, 178, 251, 500, 655, 882
Differs from sources
Biological type therophyte
  • therophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 13 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 350, 500, 655, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded therophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 13 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 350, 500, 655, 918
  • Superseded therophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 13 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 350, 500, 655, 918
Sourced
Flower color white
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded white · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 350, 655, 882
  • Superseded white · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 350, 655, 882
Sourced
Foliage texture medium
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Fruit shape silique
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded silique · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 350, 882
  • Superseded silique · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 350, 882
Sourced
Growth habit Forb/herb No source recorded
Source not recorded
Inflorescence type empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Maximum height 30 cm
  • 30 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 116, 164, 174, 178, 251, 500, 655, 882
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 30 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 116, 164, 174, 178, 251, 500, 655, 882
  • Superseded 30 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 116, 164, 174, 178, 251, 500, 655, 882
Sourced
Sexuality empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months jan, mar, apr
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded jan, mar, apr · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174
  • Superseded jan, mar, apr · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174
Sourced
Duration annual, biennial
  • annual, biennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 20 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 175, 178, 818, 882, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded annual, biennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 20 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 175, 178, 818, 882, 918
  • Superseded annual, biennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 20 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 175, 178, 818, 882, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 6 / 9 · moderately humid air No source recorded
Source not recorded
Ground humidity empty
  • 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
  • Superseded 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
Light 5 / 9 · half-shade
  • 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Differs from sources
Nitrogen fixation None
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Ph maximum pH 6.5 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Ph minimum pH 5.5 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Soil nutriments 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic)
  • 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Sourced
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 20 cm
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Other
Propagation method —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Shade tolerance —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Soil ph indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Temperature indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record