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Sea Milkwort ((ilan.x mariliina. 1..) 



This climinuti\L- plant with its ciclicattj flowers is rc-presciitctl in 

 ancient deposits in Interirlacial lictls at West Wittering,'', Sussex. It 

 is found in the Xortlicrn Temperate and Arctic Zones in Arctic 

 Kurope, except in Iiirkey, N. Asia, W. Asia, eastwards as far as 

 XA\'. Ilimalayas, and in Xorth America. Sea Milkwort occurs on 

 the coasts of every maritime county in Great Britain, except those of 

 estuaries in Middlesex and Lanark, as in the case of the Sea Lavender. 



Sea Milkwort is a maritime species addicted to the muddy shores 



Photo. Dr. Somer\'il1e Ha5tinf;s 



Sk.\ Milkwort [(.'/ukx niaritima, L. ) 



of estuaries and coasts generally. In this it agrees with the habitats of 

 Sea Lavender, Sea Plantain, Scurvy Grass, Sea Kale, Sea Rocket. 

 It is found also in salt-pans in Worcester and Staffordshire. 



This little plant is usually found in patches, like the Stonecrop and 

 other semi-prostrate plants. It has a suberect stem, at first prostrate. 

 The leaves are oval, bluish -oreen, smooth, stalkless, and entire. The 

 root-stock is stoloniferou.s. 



The small flowers are pink, stalkless. and unique amongst apetalous 

 flowers. The flowers are suberect, with blunt segments. The calyx 

 is bell-shaped, and does duty for the corolla, with membranous margin.s. 

 The anthers are prominent. The capsule is small, globose, containing 

 seeds which are plano-convex. 



