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Crithmum maritimum L.

rock samphire (Apiaceae / Umbelliferae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
WidespreadModerate tendencySW
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Crithmum maritimum is a fleshy umbellifer that grows on coastal rocks in southern and western British Isles (very rare north of Lowestoft in the east or the North Channel in the west).

Penmaen (VC41: Glamorgan); 2017-08-23

 rock samphire / Crithmum maritimum: _Crithmum maritimum_ is a fleshy umbellifer that grows on coastal rocks in southern and western British Isles (very rare north of Lowestoft in the east or the North Channel in the west).

The fruit of Crithmum maritimum is a pair of almost hemispherical mericarps with prominent longitudinal ridges.

Penmaenmawr (VC49: Caernarvonshire); 2018-11-02

 rock samphire / Crithmum maritimum: The fruit of _Crithmum maritimum_ is a pair of almost hemispherical mericarps with prominent longitudinal ridges.

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