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.