Plants : BrassicaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Cochlearia officinalis ssp officinalis L.

Common Scurvygrass

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Cochlearia officinalis ssp officinalis

Description: Very common in saltmarshes and on rocks by the sea, often locally dominant. A native, low-growing perennial herbaceous plant with heart-shaped leaves and masses of small white four-petalled flowers.

All names: Cochlearia officinalis sens.str. L.; Cochlearia officinalis L.; Cochlearia alpina (Bab.) H.Watson; Cochlearia officianalis ssp. alpina (Bab.) Hook f.; Cochlearia scotica Druce; Cochlearia atlantica Pobed.; Cochlearia islandica Pobed.; Cochlearia groenlandica auct. non L.; Cochlearia officinalis sens. str. L.

Distribution Map from NBN: Cochlearia officinalis ssp officinalis at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Cochlearia officinalis ssp officinalis at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Cochlearia officinalis ssp officinalis. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=2850. Accessed on 2026-11-02.