Cardamine glacialis
System : Terrestrial
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Plantae
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliopsida
Capparales
Brassicaceae
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A native of Chile, bittercress (Cardamine glacialis) grows at high altitudes close to the timber line. It needs to have its roots near water and is commonly found in marshes, bogs, water courses, lake and river shores. Introduced bitter-cress is reported to be growing on Beauchêne Island, Falklands an Important Bird Area (IBA).

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Compiler: IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) with support from the Overseas Territories Environmental Programme (OTEP) project XOT603, a joint project with the Cayman Islands Government - Department of Environment

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Publication date: 2010-11-10

Recommended citation: Global Invasive Species Database (2024) Species profile: Cardamine glacialis. Downloaded from http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/species.php?sc=1786 on 27-04-2024.

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4 references found for Cardamine glacialis

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Falkland Islands Important Bird Areas, n.d. Beauch�ne Island
Summary: Available from: http://www.falklandsconservation.com/wildlife/birds/IBAs/iba_beauchene.pdf [Accessed 5 October 2010]
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), 2010. Cardamine glacialis (G. Forst.) DC.
Summary: Available from: http://ara.inbio.ac.cr/SSTN-IABIN/species/304870 [Accessed 5 October 2010]
Smith, R. I. L & P. A. Prince, 1985. The natural history of Beauch�ne Island. Biological Journal oflhe Linnean Sociey (1985), 24: 233-283.
Varnham, K. 2006 (Updated 2009). Database of non-native species occurring in UK Overseas Territories. JNCC Report 372, Peterborough, United Kingdom.
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(2024). Cardamine glacialis. IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT).