Photographs: Sherkin Island, Cork |
Annual Seablite Tiny green flowers with 2 stigmas at the base of upper leaves. Fleshy green leaves, linear, pointed, flushing purple then red. Branched, erect or sprawing plant. Very variable. Height/spread: To 60 cm. Coastal, salt-marshes, mud-flats, sand, shingle. Frequent. Similar: Prickly Saltwort, Salsola kali |
Photographs above: Sherkin Island, Co.Cork. August 2007