Plants : ApiaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Crithmum maritimum L.

Rock Samphire

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Crithmum maritimum

Description: A succulent umbelliferous plant of rocks and cliffs beside the sea.

Most frequent in Co. Down, rare in Co. Antrim and absent from Co. Londonderry.

All names: Crithmum maritimum L.

Distribution Map from NBN: Crithmum maritimum at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Crithmum maritimum at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Crithmum maritimum. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3687. Accessed on 2026-11-02.