Brassicaceae FAMILY
Cochlearia danica
Cochlearia danica
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Cochlearia danica is an annual plant that can grow up to 0.20 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeCoastal regions of Europe, including Britain, from Norway to Atlantic Spain and Portugal.
HabitatSandy and rocky shores, walls and banks by the sea and along railway lines, avoiding acid soils[ 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. ].