Common name:
Common glasswort
Family:
Scientific name:
Salicornia europaea
Main flower color:
Range:
All coastal areas of the British Isles
Height:
Up to 30 cm
Habitat:
Saltmarshes
Flowers:
In groups of three at the leaf nodes; tiny, circular discs with slightly projecting anthers. One flower is slightly larger than the other two
Leaves:
Scale-like, triangular, in opposite pairs at the upper end of each stem segment
Season:
August to September
Rarity:
★★★★★
