Cochlearia anglica

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

The flowering plant Cochlearia anglica is known by the common names English scurvy-grass 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.

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