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Mininberg, David T.

Cochlearia groenlandica

Cochlearia groenlandica L.

Danish Scurvygrass, Danish Scurvy-grass, Greenland Cochlearia

Brassicaceae (Mustard family)

Synonym(s): Cochlearia officinalis ssp. arctica, Cochlearia officinalis ssp. groenlandica, Cochlearia officinalis ssp. oblongifolia, Cochlearia officinalis var. arctica, Cochleariopsis groenlandica, Cochleariopsis groenlandica ssp. arctica, Cochleariopsis groenlandica ssp. oblongifolia

USDA Symbol: COGR6

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual , Perennial , Biennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Silicle
Size Notes: Up to about 16 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AK , CA , OR , WA
Canada: BC , MB , NL , NT , NU , ON , QC , YT
Native Habitat: Tidal flats, beaches, dunes, lagoons, stream banks, seepage, peat hammocks, meadows, tundra, maritime rocky beaches and slopes, mud flat bird nesting sites.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:		FACW								FACW

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Cochlearia groenlandica in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Cochlearia groenlandica in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Cochlearia groenlandica

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-07-15
Research By: CBR

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