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Cochlearia pyrenaica DC.

Pyrenean scurvy-grass (Brassicaceae / Cruciferae)

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Cochlearia pyrenaica differs from Cochlearia officinalis in its smaller flowers and less clasping upper leaves; it grows in base-rich upland areas.

Cotterdale (VC65: North-West Yorkshire); 2017-05-22

 Pyrenean scurvy-grass / Cochlearia pyrenaica: _Cochlearia pyrenaica_ differs from _Cochlearia officinalis_ in its smaller flowers and less clasping upper leaves; it grows in base-rich upland areas.

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