Category: coastal

Sea Aster / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Common Name Sea Aster Botanical Name Aster tripolium Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Asterales  Family – Asteraceae Physical Characteristics of Sea Aster Perennial (although often not for many years) herb that usually grows to about 50cm tall Leaves With…

Scurvy Grass / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Edible Common Name: Common Scurvy Grass, Danish Scurvy Grass, English Scurvy Grass Botanical Name Cochlearia officinalis Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Rosales Family – Rosaceae Physical Characteristics for Scurvy Grass There is Scurvy Grass for most of the…

Sea Kale / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Common Name Sea Kale Botanical Name Crambe maritima Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Brassicales  Family – Brassicaceae  Physical Characteristics Leaves When young, the leaf shoots emerge with a magenta to violet colour, slowly turning green as they grow, but…

White Mustard / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Common Name White Mustard  Botanical Name Sinapis alba Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Brassicales  Family – Brassicaceae Physical Characteristics Flowers The whole plant can grow to nearly a metre tall, and tend to branch, ending in small clusters of…