Rock Samphire (Crithmum maritimum)
Plants with white flowers | |
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Common Scurvy Grass | Danish Scurvy Grass |
Prickly Saltwort | Rock Samphire |
Sea Aster | Sea Mouse-ear |
Brookweed | Sea Campion |
Sea Carrot | Sea Kale |
Sea Rocket | Dewberry |
Burnet Rose | White Rock-rose |
Wood Sage | Glasswort |
Plants with blue or purple flowers | |
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Common Sea Lavender | Rock Sea Lavender |
Vernal Squill | Sea Holly |
Sheep's Bit | Dune Pansy |
Plants with green or brown flowers | |
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Sea Beet | Sea Spurge |
Alexanders | Sea Plantain |
Grasses | |
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Marram Grass | Lyme Grass |
Cord Grass |
Trees & Shrubs | |
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Sea Buckthorn | Creeping Willow |
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Flowering from mid to late summer, the Rock Samphire grows mostly on rocks, cliffs and stone walls. It has thick, fleshy leaves and the pale greenish-white flowers have five petals. Also known as samphire, sea fennel or sea asparagus, the leaves are edible, and can be cooked by simmering in water for about 10 minutes.