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Brassicaceae

English scurvy-grass

Cochlearia anglica L.

Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Cochlearia

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English scurvy-grass (Cochlearia anglica)
FruitPhoto: Christina s.l., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (10)
Danish
Engelsk Kokleare
Dutch
Engels lepelblad
English
English scurvy-grass, Long-leaved scurvy grass, Scurvygrass
French
Cochléaire d'Angleterre, Cranson d'Angleterre
German
Englisches Löffelkraut
hsb
Jendźelski chrěn
kw
Kraghles sowsnek
Norwegian Bokmål
Engelsk skjørbuksurt
Russian
Ложечница английская
Welsh
Llwylys Seisnig, Dail ysgyrfi

Synonyms

  • Cochlearia batava Dumort.
  • Cochlearia longifolia Medik.
  • Cochlearia officinalis subsp. anglica Asch. & Graebn.
  • Cochlearia officinalis var. anglica Kurtz
  • Cochlearia ovalifolia Stokes
  • Cochlearia stenocarpa Rouy & Foucaud
  • Cochlearia wahlenbergii Rupr.
  • Draba batava Dumort.

Flowers

In flower
April (from 5 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.