Cochlearia danica

Cochlearia danica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Cochlearia
Species: C. danica
Binomial name
Cochlearia danica

Cochlearia danica, or Danish Scurvy-grass is a flowering plant of the genus Cochlearia in the family Brassicaceae. A salt-tolerant (normally) coastal plant spreading along roads and motorways in Europe. The mauve flowers are 4-5mm in diameter.[1]

References

  1. ^ Danish Scurvy Grass, Plant Identification.co.uk, accessed February 2011