Brewer's Bittercress
Cardamine breweri S. Watson var. breweri
Mustard family
Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
22 inches
Spread
3.0 feet
Flower Color
White
Bloom Time
Late Spring
Growing Conditions
Light
Shade Tolerance
Tolerant
Water
Water Use
Medium
Drought Tolerance
None
Flood Tolerance
Medium
Soil
Soil Types
Loam
CaCO3 Tolerance
Medium
Fertility Need
Medium
Stress Tolerance
Fire Tolerance
Medium
Salt Tolerance
None
Climate
pH Range
5.6 – 7.0
Frost-Free Days
130 days
Precipitation
16 – 55 in
Native Range
- CAN: British Columbia
- USA: California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
- MEX: Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.