Coronopus squamatus
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| Coronopus squamatus | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Self Pollinated | |
| Height: | 1' |
| Blooms: | Early Summer-Early Fall |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Coronopus squamatus (common name: crowfoot)
Propagation: Seed - sow spring or autumn in situ.
Cultivation: See the plants native habitat for ideas on its cultivation needs.
Range: Throughout Europe, including Britain, to the Mediterranean.
Habitat: Sands, mainly maritime, gravels and fields[1]. Plants are found especially on trampled ground such as by gateways[2].
Edibility: Leaves - raw or cooked[1][3]. Nauseously acrid and foetid, requiring much boiling to render them edible[4].
Root - cooked[1].
Pollinators: Flies, self
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Seed Ripens: Late Summer-Mid Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: C. procumbens. C. ruellii. Cochlearia coronopus. Senebiera coronopus.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Komarov, Vladimir. Flora of the USSR. Gantner Verlag, 1968.
- ↑ Clapham, Arthur and Tom Tootin, Edmund Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press, 1962.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.