Brassicaceae

American bittercress

Cardamine rotundifolia Michx.

Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Cardamine

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American bittercress (Cardamine rotundifolia) — FlowerPhoto: Ron Burkert, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Arabic: حرف مستدير الأوراق
English: American bittercress

Synonyms

Cardamine rotundifolia var. diversifolia O.E.Schulz
Dentaria rotundifolia (Michx.) Greene

Flowers

In flower: April to May (from 8 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Ron Burkert, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Fluff Berger, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kevin Speray, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alaina Krakowiak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alaina Krakowiak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alaina Krakowiak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alaina Krakowiak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alaina Krakowiak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alaina Krakowiak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bonnie Isaac, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: dsiripoonsup, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alaina Krakowiak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.