Lepidium coronopus
(L.) Al-Shehbaz
Brassicaceae
Bunias glomerata Lapeyr.
Carara coronopus (L.) Medik.
Cochlearia coronopus L.
Cochlearia repens Lam.
Cochlearia tenuifolia Salisb.
Coronopus coadunatus Stokes
Coronopus cristatus Clairv.
Coronopus depressus Moench
Coronopus ruellii All.
Coronopus squamatus (Forssk.) Asch.
Coronopus verrucarius Muschl. & Thell.
Coronopus vulgaris Desf.
Crucifera ruellii (All.) E.H.L.Krause
Lepidium cristatum Lapeyr.
Lepidium squamatum Forssk.
Myagrum coronopus (L.) Crantz
Senebiera coronopus (L.) Cav.
Senebiera ruellii Bubani
Senebiera squamata Müll.Berol.
Thlaspi cristatum (Lapeyr.) M.Serres
Common Name: Crowfoot
General Information
Coronopus squamatus is a Annual/Biennial up to 0.30 metres tall
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
17- Title
- Flora of the British Isles.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Clapham, Tutin and Warburg.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 1962
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures.
Range
Throughout Europe, including Britain, to the Mediterranean.
Habitat
Sands, mainly maritime, gravels and fields[
74- Title
- Flora of the USSR.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Komarov. V. L.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Israel Program for Scientific Translation
- Year
- 1968
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
]. Plants are found especially on trampled ground such as by gateways[
17- Title
- Flora of the British Isles.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Clapham, Tutin and Warburg.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 1962
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Annual/Biennial |
| Height | 0.30 m |
| Pollinators | Flies, Self |
| Self-fertile | Yes |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
See the plants native habitat for ideas on its cultivation needs.
Edible Uses
Leaves - raw or cooked[
74- Title
- Flora of the USSR.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Komarov. V. L.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Israel Program for Scientific Translation
- Year
- 1968
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
,
105- Title
- Tanaka's Cyclopedia of Edible Plants of the World.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Tanaka. T. & Nakao S.
- Publisher
- Keigaku Publishing; Tokyo
- Year
- 1976
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- The most comprehensive list of edible plants I've come across. Only the briefest entry for each species, though, and some of the entries are more than a little dubious. Not for the casual reader.
]. Nauseously acrid and foetid, requiring much boiling to render them edible[
177- Title
- Plants for Human Consumption.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Kunkel. G.
- Publisher
- Koeltz Scientific Books
- Year
- 1984
- ISBN
- 3874292169
- Description
- An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of Latin names with a brief list of edible parts.
].
Root - cooked[
74- Title
- Flora of the USSR.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Komarov. V. L.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Israel Program for Scientific Translation
- Year
- 1968
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed - sow spring or autumn in situ.
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Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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