Taxon: Cochlearia officinalis L.

• the 2 historical accession(s) associated with this name.
• Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

Common names:

• common scurvy-grass   (Source: BSBI ) – English
  
• scurvy-grass   (Source: World Econ Pl ) – English
  
• spoonwort   (Source: Hortus 3 ) – English
  
• cranson   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – French
  
• herbe aux cuillère   (Source: IllF MEur ) – French
  
• Löffelkraut   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – German
  
• cocleária   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – Portuguese
  
• cucharita   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – Spanish
  
• skörbjuggsört   (Source: Vara kulturvaxt namn ) – Swedish
  

Economic importance:

• Bee plants: honey production   (fide Dict Gard)
  
• Medicines: folklore   (fide CRC MedHerbs ed2)
  

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Distributional range:

• EUROPE
  Northern Europe: Denmark; Faroe Islands; Finland [n.]; Ireland; Norway; Sweden; United Kingdom
  Middle Europe: Belgium; Germany [n.]; Netherlands; Switzerland
  East Europe: Russian Federation - Arkhangelsk, Komi, Murmansk, Nenets
  Southwestern Europe: France [n.]

• EUROPE
  Southeastern Europe: Italy
  Southwestern Europe: Spain [s.]

References:

• Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. 2009. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin).
• Bailey, L. H. 1949. Manual of cultivated plants, revised ed.
• Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
• Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs.
• Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen.
• Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
• Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6.
• Hegi, G. et al. Illustrierte Flora von Mittel-Europa. ed. 1:1906-1931; ed. 2:1936-68; ed. 3:1966-
• Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening.
• Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972–. Atlas florae europaeae.
• Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption.
• Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
• Mansfeld, R. 1959. Die Kulturpflanze, Beiheft 2.
• Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants.
• Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966–. Flora of Iraq.
• Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1993. Flora europaea, second edition.

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Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Cochlearia officinalis.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Cochlearia officinalis.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Cochlearia officinalis.

Check other web resources for Cochlearia officinalis L.:

• Flora Europaea: Database of European Plants (ESFEDS)
• Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Check other web resources for images:

• PlantSystematics.org
• Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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