Alpine penny-cress

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Noccaea caerulescens

Alpine penny-cress, a reference photo
Photo: Konrad Lackerbeck · CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)

Noccaea caerulescens (previously Thlaspi caerulescens), the alpine penny-cress or alpine pennygrass, is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. It is found in Scandinavia and Europe.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Alpine penny-cress being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Noccaea
Species
Noccaea caerulescens

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