Plants : BrassicaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Cochlearia danica L.

Danish Scurvygrass

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Cochlearia danica

Description: Danish scurvy-grass is an early-flowering annual species, smaller than the other scurvy-grass species and with a tendency to have pale mauve flowers. The leaves are like small ivy leaves, and the whole plant is much smaller than other scurvy-grass species. It is frequent around the coast on rocks on the upper sea shore; also sometimes on walls and buildings near the sea..

All names: Cochlearia danica L.

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

iNaturalist: Cochlearia danica at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Cochlearia danica. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=2854. Accessed on 2026-11-02.