Cochlearia danica NS6055 1May2016 PW
Cochlearia danica NS5364 16Feb2018 PW
Cochlearia danica NS5364 16Feb2018 PW
Cochlearia danica NS5364 16Feb2018 PW
They can grow in seemingly unlikely places …
Cochlearia danica 18Apr2018 NS5564 PW
… such as on the little debris on the concrete in a motorway central reservation, where the road has been salted.
Cochlearia danica 18Apr2018 NS5564 PW
Cochlearia pyrenaica NT0127 14June2016 PW
Cochlearia pyrenaica NT0127 14June2016 PW
Cochlearia danica - Danish Scurvygrass
Cochlearia danica - Danish Scurvygrass
This is common on seashores, but in VC77 it is widespread on roadsides.
The rosette leaves are variable. They have stalks, are ovate with a cordate base and blunt tip. They can be entire, shallowly lobed or deeply lobed. They do not persist past flowering.
The stem leaves are palmately lobed.
The plants can be dark green or purplish and are hairless.
Cochlearia pyrenaica Pyrenean Scurvygrass
This is an upland plant close to Cochlearia officinaiis Common Scurvygrass. C. officinalis has thickened fleshy basal leaves and the stem leaves clearly clasp the stem. Cochlearia pyrenaica Pyrenean Scurvygrass does not have the thickened leaves and they are usually kidney-shaped. The flowers are also smaller, only up to 8mm across.