Cochlearia officinalis

Common Scurvygrass - Flowers from April to August. Frequent around saltmarshes, rocky coastal areas and muddy seashores. It was so called because it was said to be used as a medicinal treatment for scurvy. Photograph taken at Cloonagh Co. Sligo.

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