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Pennsylvania Bittercress

Cardamine pensylvanica

Plants
NativeHerbWhite flowers
Pennsylvania Bittercress, photo 1 of 5
Pennsylvania Bittercress, In flower
Pennsylvania Bittercress, In fruit
46 cmHeight

Herbaceous plant reaching 46 cm. Grows near water and in marshes.

There are 375 observations of Pennsylvania Bittercress in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Outaouais and Chaudière-Appalaches, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in May and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale72
  2. Outaouais43
  3. Chaudière-Appalaches41
  4. Estrie41
  5. Montérégie39
  6. Nord-du-Québec20
  7. Laurentides18
  8. Côte-Nord17
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent14
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue14
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine13
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean11
  13. Mauricie9
  14. Laval6
  15. Centre-du-Québec6
  16. Montréal6
  17. Lanaudière5

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel
Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

Hairy bittercressCardamine hirsuta
Narrowleaf bittercressCardamine impatiens
Asian wavy bittercressCardamine occulta
WatercressNasturtium officinale
Sand bittercressCardamine parviflora
Cuckoo flowerCardamine pratensis
Garlic mustardAlliaria petiolata
American golden saxifrageChrysosplenium americanum
Toothed bittercressCardamine dentata
Yellow rocketBarbarea vulgaris
Field pennycressThlaspi arvense
False mermaidweedFloerkea proserpinacoides