Cochlearia pyrenaica
Pyrenean Scurvy grass
Cochlearia pyrenaica, Pyrenean Scurvy Grass, is a spreading flowering plant belonging to the brassica (cabbage) family. Locally, it is characteristic of calaminarian grassland, base rich soils and lead mine waste, as here at Cobscar Rake. Scurvy grasses are rich in vitamin C, hence the common name. For local habitat information see mining page.
Photograph detail
Slide 1: Cochlearia pyrenaica, Pyrenean Scurvy Grass. Flower detail. Redmire Moor, May.
Slide 2: Cochlearia pyrenaica, Pyrenean Scurvy Grass. Growing on roadside verge. Redmire Moor, May.
Slide 3: Cochlearia pyrenaica, Pyrenean Scurvy Grass, (bottom left) on lead mining waste, close to rabbit burrows, at Cobscar Rake, Redmire Moor, April.
Slide 4: Cochlearia pyrenaica, Pyrenean Scurvy Grass, on lead mining waste, close to rabbit burrows, at Cobscar Rake, Redmire Moor, April.
Slide 5: Cochlearia pyrenaica, Pyrenean Scurvy Grass, on lead mining waste at Cobscar Rake, Redmire Moor, April.