Coronopus squamatus
Crowfoot
an annual or biennial member of the Coronopus genus in the family Brassicaceae.
Taxonomy and growth
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Coronopus
- Life cycle
- annual, biennial
- Height
- 0.3 m
- Fertility
- Self fertile, Flies, Self
- Flower type
- hermaphrodite
- Pollinators
- Flies, Self
Uses
Edible uses
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Leaves - raw or cooked[4][1]. Nauseously acrid and foetid, requiring much boiling to render them edible[3]. Root - cooked[4].
- Plant part
- Leaves
- Plant part
- Root
Environment
- Range
- Throughout Europe, including Britain, to the Mediterranean.
- Habitat
- Sands, mainly maritime, gravels and fields[4]. Plants are found especially on trampled ground such as by gateways[2].
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- light shade
- Water
- moderate
- Soil textures
- sandy, loamy, clay
- Soil pH
- acid, neutral, alkaline
- Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
- No
- Drought
- intolerant
Propagation
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Seed - sow spring or autumn in situ.
Cultivation
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See the plants native habitat for ideas on its cultivation needs.
References
Tanaka. T. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing 1976-00-00
Clapham, Tootin and Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press 1962-00-00
Kunkel. G. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books 1984-00-00 ISBN 3874292169
Komarov. V. L. Flora of the USSR. Israel Program for Scientific Translation 1968-00-00