Crithmum
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Crithmum (Greek for barley, from some resemblance in the seed). Umbelliferae. Samphire. A single species, C. maritimum, Linn., on shores in Great Britain, W. Continental Eu., and the Medit. region, rarely planted in wild gardens or borders. It is a fleshy glabrous perennial herb, seldom more than 1 ft. high, somewhat woody at the base: Lvs. 2-3-ternate, the segms. thick and linear: umbels compound, of 15-20 rays, involucrate, the umbellules with involucels; petals very minute, entire, fugacious: fr. ovoid, not compressed, about ¼in. long. Thrives well in a sunny situation, and will grow at considerable distance from the sea. Prop, by division, and by seeds sown as soon as ripe. CH
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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