Brassicaceae

Hidden bittercress

Cardamine occulta Hornem.

Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Cardamine

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Hidden bittercress (Cardamine occulta) — FlowerPhoto: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (5)

Chinese: 碎米荠, 高山碎米荠
Dutch: Aziatische veldkers
English: Hidden bittercress
Estonian: Sala-jürilill
Japanese: タネツケバナ

Synonyms

Barbarea arisanensis (Hayata) S.S.Ying
Cardamine arisanensis Hayata
Cardamine brachycarpa Franch.
Cardamine debilis D.Don
Cardamine flexuosa subsp. debilis O.E.Schulz
Cardamine flexuosa var. occulta (Hornem.) O.E.Schulz
Cardamine hamiltonii G.Don
Cardamine koshiensis Koidz.

Flowers

In flower: October, December to April (from 271 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andy Kleinhesselink, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dave Richardson, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Brett Sandford, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dave Richardson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Oleksandr Shynder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.