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English Scurvygrass

Cochlearia anglica

Also called Long Leaved Scurvy Grass

English Scurvygrass
Photo: Photographer: John Crellin, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Brassicaceae (Cabbage family)
Grows as
Grass
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
W. & NW. Europe
Climate
temperate

About

Cochlearia anglica is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae known by the common names English scurvygrass and long-leaved scurvy grass. It is a plant of the coastlines of Europe, especially the British Isles. It is edible, and as its name suggests, it is rich in vitamin C. It has spade-shaped leaves and white flowers.

Other Cochlearia plants

Early scurvygrass · Danish scurvygrass · Spoonwort · Tatra Scurvy-grass · Scurvygrass

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cochlearia anglica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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