Brassicaceae – Page 2

Christolea

Basic Information Common Name: Christolea Scientific Name: Christolea Native Habitat: High-altitude regions of the Himalayas. History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Christolea is a

Alpine Christolea

Basic Information Common Name: Alpine Christolea Scientific Name: Christolea himalayensis Native Habitat: High-altitude regions of the Himalayas, including Tibet, Nepal, and Bhutan. It’s often found

Basic Information Common Name: Shield-cress Scientific Name: Clypeola jonthlaspi Native Habitat: Mediterranean region, specifically Southern Europe and North Africa. History / Discovery / Cultivator Clypeola

Cochlearia

Basic Information Common Name: Cochlearia Scientific Name: Cochlearia Native Habitat: Coastal regions of Europe and parts of Asia, particularly in saline environments such as salt

Scurvy Grass

Basic Information Common Name: Scurvy Grass Scientific Name: Cochlearia officinalis Native Habitat: Coastal regions of Europe and parts of North America. History / Discovery /

Danish Scurvygrass

Basic Information Common Name: Danish Scurvygrass Scientific Name: Cochlearia danica Native Habitat: Coastal areas of Europe, particularly along the North Sea and Baltic Sea coasts.

Coincya

Basic Information Common Name: Coincya Scientific Name: Coincya Native Habitat: Europe, particularly coastal regions. History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Coincya belongs to the

Isle of Man Cabbage

Basic Information Common Name: Isle of Man Cabbage Scientific Name: Coincya monensis Native Habitat: Coastal cliffs and rocky slopes of the Isle of Man, UK.

Aethionema

Basic Information Common Name: Aethionema Scientific Name: Aethionema Native Habitat: Rocky areas of Europe and the Middle East. History / Discovery / Cultivator Aethionema, belonging

Stonecress

Basic Information Common Name: Stonecress Scientific Name: Aethionema speciosum Native Habitat: Turkey History / Discovery / Cultivator Aethionema speciosum, commonly known as Stonecress, hails from