PLANTS Profile Logo View the USDA Website View the NRCS Website View the PLANTS Home Page
Cardamine hirsuta L.
hairy bittercress
Symbol: CAHI3
Group: Dicot
Family: Brassicaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
U.S. Nativity: Introduced
Photograph of Cardamine hirsuta ©William S. Justice. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Dept. of Systematic Biology, Botany. Usage Guidelines.

Printer-Friendly Profile of Cardamine hirsuta Printer-Friendly Version

Classification Distribution Images Invasive Links More Info Noxious Related Taxa Synonyms Wetland
Plant Images:

Click on the thumbnail(s) to view other images for this plant available in the PLANTS Gallery.

View a larger version of this image and Profile page for Cardamine hirsuta


View all Cardamine thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery


More Information
About hairy bittercress

Link to plant Classification report for Cardamine hirsuta

Plant source and reference for Cardamine hirsuta

« Back to Top »

State Distributional Map for CAHI3
© Image generated using gd 1.8
Plant Distribution by State

Cardamine hirsuta L.

CAHI3

See county distributions for the following states by clicking on them below or on the map.

AR CA FL*
GA IL KY
MI MO NC
SC TN* UT*
VA WV
* Offsite source.
Alabama
Arkansas
California
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia

«Back to Top»
Michigan distribution information North Carolina distribution information Illinois distribution information Utah distribution information linked offsite at Utah State University West Virginia distribution information Virginia distribution information California distribution information Kentucky distribution information Missouri distribution information Arkansas distribution information Tennessee distribution information linked offsite at Univerity of Tennessee Herbarium South Carolina distribution information Georgia distribution information Florida distribution information linked offsite at USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Related Taxa:
Cardamine hirsuta L.

View 99 genera in Brassicaceae, 39 species in Cardamine

«Back to Top»
Classification:
Cardamine hirsuta L.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
   
    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Dilleniidae –
                      Order Capparales –
                         Family Brassicaceae – Mustard family
                            Genus Cardamine L. – bittercress
                               Species Cardamine hirsuta L. – hairy bittercress

«Back to Top»
Invasive Information:
Cardamine hirsuta L.
        hairy bittercress
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
KY   Haragan, P.D.. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and Adjacent States: A Field Guide. The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky.. 278pp.
 
N'EAST   Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York.. 397pp.
 

«Back to Top»
Introduced Information:
Cardamine hirsuta L.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

List of Invasive PlantsScientific Name = A| B| C| D| E| F| G| H| I| J| K| L| M| N| O| P| Q| R| S| T| U| V| W| X| Y| Z| all
List of Invasive PlantsCommon Name = A| B| C| D| E| F| G| H| I| J| K| L| M| N| O| P| Q| R| S| T| U| V| W| X| Y| Z| all
Note: The complete introduced plant report is 1.4 MB. Download and display times may take 3 to 12 minutes depending on your internet connection, internet traffic, your computer and browser. It may appear your computer has locked up. Task manager may report that Netscape is 'Not Responding'. Typically, Netscape is formatting the report for display, and if you are patient, the final report will appear.

«Back to Top»
Wetland Indicator Status:
Cardamine hirsuta L.
Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU,FAC FACU FAC FACU NO NO FAC NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

«Back to Top»
Other Species Accounts and Images:
Cardamine hirsuta L.

View species account from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 22797.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

«Back to Top»
Intellectual Property StatementIntellectual Property Statement / How to Cite the PLANTS Database
DisclaimersDisclaimers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).

To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 14th and Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964 (voice or TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.