Comtnon Seaside Plants 



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Flowering sheath near the base of the floral leaves, from one 

 to two inches long. (Naiadacece). 



Seaside Arrow-grass (Triglochin maritimum). 



From tveis, " three," and glochis, " a point" ; in allusion to 

 the three angles of the capsule. • Perianth of six nearly equal 

 segments. Stamens six. Leaves slender, from two to eight 

 inches in length, dilated and sheathing at the base. Flower 

 stems from six to twelve inches high. Flowers small, 

 yellowish-green. {Naiadacece?) 



Sea Spleenwort (Aspleniiim marinum.) 



From a, " privative " and splenion, " spleen " ; its supposed 

 medicinal qualities which were suggested, on the doctrine of 

 signatures, by the lobular, spleen-like form of the leaf in the 

 species to which the name was first given, the ceterach. 

 Fronds tufted, from six inches to one foot high. Stems black, 

 once pinnate. Segments obliquely lanceolate or nearly ovate. 

 Sori, several on each segment, linear, common on the south 

 and west coasts. (Filices.) 



Purple Sea- rocket (Cakile mavitima). 



Generic name for an Arabic term for these plants. Flowers 

 purplish or white, not unlike those of a stock but smaller. 

 Leaves few, thick and fleshy, with a few distant, oblong or 

 linear lobes. (Cruciferce.) 



Sea Poppy {Glaucium flavum). 



From glankos, " greyish-green," referring to the colour of 

 the leaves. Flavus, " golden yellow." Also called horned 

 poppy from its long curved seed-pods. Flowers on short 

 peduncles, large and yellow, the petals are very fugacious. 

 Leaves thick, radical ones stalked, rough with short thick 

 hairs. {Papaveracea.) 



