Noccaea caerulescens

Alpine pennycress

Noccaea caerulescens , formerly Thlaspi caerulescens, and commonly known as Alpine Penny Cress, is a nationally rare plant. It is tolerant of heavy metal pollution, such as here at Cobscar Rake, and is regarded as a metallophyte. Click here for mining page.


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Noccaea caerulescens on Cobscar Rake
Alpine Penny Cress
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Noccaea caerulescens on Cobscar Rake
Alpine Penny Cress
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Noccaea caerulescens on Calamine House waste
Noccaea caerulescens
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Noccaea caerulescens on Calamine House waste
Noccaea caerulescens

Photograph detail


Slide 1: Noccaea caerulescens, or Alpine Penny Cress growing on calaminarian grassland at Cobscar Rake, Redmire Moor. This is an historic lead mining site. April.


Slide 2: Noccaea caerulescens, or Alpine Penny Cress growing on calaminarian grassland at Cobscar Rake, Redmire Moor. This is an historic lead mining site. April.


Slide 3: Noccaea caerulescens, or Alpine Penny Cress growing on Calamine House waste at Cobscar Rake, Redmire Moor. May.


Slide 4: Noccaea caerulescens, or Alpine Penny Cress growing on Calamine House waste at Cobscar Rake, Redmire Moor. May.