Crithmum maritimum
thumb|Crithmum maritimum thumb|upright|Rock samphire growing wild on a wall in Biscay, Basque Country, [[Spain]] thumb|C. maritimum – MHNT
Species
rock samphire
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderApiales
- FamilyApiaceae
Habitatmarine
Native toAlbania, Algeria, Azores, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, France, Great Britain
Common Name: samphire
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Article
8 sectionsContents
- Description
- Distribution and habitat
- Cultivation
- Uses
- Nutrition
- In culture
- References
- External links
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.