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Pringlea antiscorbutica

Plants

Family: Brassicaceae · Genus: Pringlea

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Pringlea antiscorbutica, commonly known as Kerguelen cabbage, is a flowering plant and the sole member of the monotypic genus Pringlea in the family Brassicaceae. Its common name comes from the archipelago of its discovery, the Kerguelen Islands, and its generic name derives from Sir John Pringle, president of the Royal Society at the time of its discovery by Captain James Cook's Surgeon, William Anderson in 1776.

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Growing details and traits for Pringlea antiscorbutica in the Library.

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