Cochlearia groenlandica L.
scurvy-grass (Danish scurvygrass; spoonwort)
Brassicaceae (Mustard family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
scurvy-grass (Danish scurvygrass; spoonwort)
Brassicaceae (Mustard family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Biennial or perennial herb from a short, stout taproot; stems spreading to erect, (5) 10-30 (35) cm tall; glabrous.
Leaves:
Basal leaves in a rosette, stalks slender and several times longer than the blade, the blades (5) 10-20 mm long, kidney-shaped to heart-shaped or egg-shaped, entire to wavy-margined; stem leaves usually with larger blades, unstalked or broadly short-stalked, generally toothed.
Flowers:
Racemes elongate; flower stalks ascending, 5-15 mm long; petals white, 3-5 mm long; sepals pale yellow-green, about 2 mm long.
Fruits:
Silicles, oval to elliptic, (3) 4-7 mm long; styles 0.2-0.5 mm long.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Cochlearia groenlandica
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
257 | 1 | 1020 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
0 | 0 | 2 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
325 | 326 | 326 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
5 | 2 | 6 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
5 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
CWH | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
CWH(4), SBS(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Moist sandy seashores, tidal marshes and mudflats in the lowland zone; frequent in coastal BC; circumboreal, N to AK, YT and NT and S to WA; Eurasia.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Cochlearia officinalis
Cochlearia officinalis subsp. arctica (Schltdl.) Hultén
Cochlearia officinalis subsp. groenlandica (L.) A.E. Porsild
Cochlearia officinalis subsp. oblongifolia (DC.) Hultén
Cochlearia officinalis var. arctica (Schltdl.) Gelert
Cochleariopsis groenlandica (L.) A. Löve & D. Löve
Cochleariopsis groenlandica subsp. arctica (Schltdl.) A. Löve & D. Löve
Cochleariopsis groenlandica subsp. oblongifolia (DC.) A. Löve & D. Löve