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Crithmum maritimum
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thumb|Crithmum maritimum thumb|upright|Rock samphire growing wild on a wall in Biscay, Basque Country, [[Spain]] thumb|C. maritimum – MHNT
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*Crithmum maritimum* is a species of plant in the family Apiaceae, belonging to the genus *Crithmum*. It is classified within the order Apiales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The species, described by Linnaeus, is accepted in taxonomic records and is commonly known as samphire, rock samphire, Meerfenchel, Sea fennel, and Merifenkoli. It is used as a vegetable and inhabits marine environments.
The plant is native to regions including Albania, Algeria, the Azores, Baleares, Bulgaria, the Canary Islands, Corse, Cyprus, the East Aegean Islands, Egypt, France, and Great Britain. It has been introduced to Germany. According to the IUCN Red List, its conservation status was assessed as Least Concern in 2014. Specimen records exist in institutions such as CHSC, US, RSA, BRIT, and QUE, with occurrences documented in the United States, Spain, France, Portugal, and Italy.
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Species
Least Concernrock samphire
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderApiales
- FamilyApiaceae
Common Name: samphire
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 787
- With media
- 661
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Collections
- CHSC, US, RSA, BRIT, QUE, DBG
- Recorded in
- United States, Spain, France, Portugal, Italy, United Kingdom, Croatia
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- 海茴香
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- short name
- C. maritimum
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8 sectionsContents
- Description
- Distribution and habitat
- Cultivation
- Uses
- Nutrition
- In culture
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thumb|Crithmum maritimum thumb|upright|Rock samphire growing wild on a wall in Biscay, Basque Country, [[Spain]] thumb|C. maritimum – MHNT
Crithmum is a monospecific genus of flowering plant in the carrot family, Apiaceae. The sole species, Crithmum maritimum, is commonly known as rock samphire, sea fennel or samphire. It is found in parts of the Old World and is edible.
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