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| 20th April 2011, Southport, Lancs. | Photo: © RWD |
Usually the tallest Scurvygrass, standing upright up to 40 cm, but Common Scurvygrasscan exceed that height on occasion by 20cm. |
| 20th April 2011, Southport, Lancs. | Photo: © RWD |
| Flowers white, petals quite long. Sepals, numbering four, are highly curved and turning from green to brown. Stems ridged. |
| 20th April 2011, Southport, Lancs. | Photo: © RWD |
| Generally the largest flowered Scurvygrass, flowers between 10mm to 16mm across. |
| 20th April 2011, Southport, Lancs. | Photo: © RWD |
| Four long white petals surrounding six stamens with creamy yellow pollen. |
| 20th April 2011, Southport, Lancs. | Photo: © RWD |
| 20th April 2011, Southport, Lancs. | Photo: © RWD |
| Oval sepals hemi-spherically cupped, and interleaved at 45° with the petals. |
| 20th April 2011, Southport, Lancs. | Photo: © RWD |
| Fruit is ovoid, with a neck onto the stem. |
| 20th April 2011, Southport, Lancs. | Photo: © RWD |
| Stem leaves are coarsely toothed. |
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Some similarities to : other
Not to be confused with : Grass Of Parnassus, Sea Arrow-grass, Marsh Arrow-grass, Sparrowgrass, Habitat: muddy shores and estuaries. It is salt-tolerant but does not inhabit motorway verges like Danish Scurvygrass, another salt-tolerant species does. ANY TEXT GOES HERE |

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Cochlearia (Scurvygrasses) |
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