Crithmum maritimum L.

Common Name: Rock Samphire
Family: Apiaceae Lindl.

Country of Origin: seashores of Europe

Description: Perennial, 1-2 feet high; leaves biternately or triternately compound; leaflets linear, fleshy, glaucous, 1/2 inch long; flowers in compound umbels, very small, whaite or yellowish; fruit ovoid, ribbed, 1/4 inch long.
This plant does best in sandy or gravelly soils.
Native to seashore areas of Europe.

Accession Data:

Accession # 198501242
Source: Unknown
Accession Date: 12-31-1985
Bench: 2102 - MED:Mediterranean B
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 01-08-2025

Classification:

Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
SubClass: euasterid II
Order: Apiales
SubOrder:
Family: Apiaceae
SubFamily: Apioideae
Tribe: Pyramidoptereae
SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:

Year	Jan				Feb				Mar					Apr				May				Jun					Jul				Aug				Sep					Oct				Nov				Dec
2025
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2012
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