Crithmum maritimumL.
Rock Samphire , Samphire , Sea Fennel
Cachrys maritima , Crithmum canariense
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class : ApiaceaeSubfamily : ApioideaeTribe : PyramidoptereaeGenus : Crithmum
Crithmum maritimumis a luxuriously branched succulent with woody - based branches that bear 2 to 3 times pinnate leafage with linear to fleshy oblong lobes . It is an eatable plant and can raise up to 1 foot ( 30 centimeter ) tall .
The flowers are white to greenish - scandalmongering , rarely pink , and appear in mid - summertime carried in umbels with 10 to 30 rays .
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The above - ground portion of the industrial plant are used as food and herbal medicine . In spring , the untested leaves and flowers can be collect from plant life in good ontogeny and used in salad or vegetables . The taste is loved by some and loathed by others . It is seldom used in today ’s herbal medicinal drug , but some herbalists still use it for medicinal purposes and recommend it for various complaint .
USDA hardiness zones7a to 10b : from 0 ° F ( −17.8 ° C ) to 40 ° F ( +4.4 ° C ) .
Growing Rock Samphire in the garden is very gentle . Although it is used to salty coastal soil , it will do well in anywell - draining soiland has been train in gardens in England for 100 .
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Sow seeds indoors a few weeks before the average last freeze . Transplant the seedling outside after all hazard of frost has passed .
Rock Samphire can tolerate some shadiness but will perform good in full sun . apprehend a large hole and filling the bottom with gravel is a good idea to make drainage easier . let the land to dry out betweenwaterings .
harvesting youthful parting and stems throughout spring and summer by handpicking or cutting with scissors , standardised to harvest the most rough-cut herbaceous plant plants .
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Crithmum maritimumis found on the southern and western sea-coast of Britain and Ireland , the Mediterranean , and the westerly coast ofEurope , including theCanary Islands , North Africa , and theBlack Sea .
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