Brassicaceae FAMILY
Cochlearia scotica
Cochlearia scotica
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Cochlearia scotica is a Biennial/Perennial up to 0.30 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEndemic to Britain.
HabitatMaritime areas on the Isle of Man, N. Scotland, Orkneys, Hebrides and Shetland islands[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].