Species

Cochlearia anglica L.

English Scurvygrass

Brassicaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Brassicaceae (Cabbage family)
Genus: Cochlearia (Scurvygrass)

Synonyms

Cochlearia anglica
Cochlearia officinalis subsp. anglica

Related species

Cochlearia anglica L. - English Scurvygrass
Cochlearia officinalis L. - Common Scurvygrass
Cochlearia pyrenaica DC. - Pyrenean Scurvygrass
Cochlearia bavarica Vogt - Bavarian Scurvygrass
Cochlearia danica L. - Danish Scurvygrass

Traits


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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Cochlearia anglica

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Cochlearia anglica

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Cochlearia anglica

Cochlearia anglica

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, grassland & dwarf shrub heaths, salt marshes

  • in moist to wet, periodically flooded, often saline habitats

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