Photos: Co.Cork and Co.Waterford |
Glassworts Minute green flowers in groups of 1-3 at nodes. Succulent branched stems with jointed segments. Edible. Very variable. Coastal, muddy or sandy salt-marshes. Six species are recorded for Ireland: Long-spiked Glasswort, S. dolichostachya Common Glasswort, S. europaea. Yellow Glasswort, S. fragilis Shiny Glasswort, S. nitens One-flowered Glasswort, S. pusilla. Purple Glasswort, S. ramosissima. |
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One-flowered Glasswort, S. pusilla.
Purple Glasswort, S. ramosissima.
Common Glasswort, S. europaea.