Sea Milkwort

Lysimachia maritima

Sea Milkwort is a lovely plant that grows near the coast. It has bright yellow flowers that look like little stars and can help make sandy places beautiful.

Lebensraum: Coastal areas

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The Sea Milkwort is a low-growing plant with fleshy, oval leaves that often have a reddish tint. Its tiny, pale pink to purplish-white bell-shaped flowers grow directly from the leaf axils, hugging the stem. It often forms mats on salty ground.

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Sea Milkwort

Kategorie

Pflanzen

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Even with its small flowers, tiny flies and bees love to visit them for a sweet treat.

Its old name 'Glaux' means 'owl' in Greek, perhaps because of its wide-open tiny flowers!

Sea Milkwort leaves can taste quite salty if you nibble them, like a natural snack from the sea!

This plant is related to garden primroses and loosestrifes, even though it looks very different.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Sea Milkwort can thrive in super salty soil and even brackish water, thanks to its special ability to handle high salt levels.

Sea Milkwort has thick, somewhat succulent leaves that can store water, helping it survive in dry, exposed coastal environments.

Sea Milkwort can help stabilize shifting sand dunes with its creeping roots, preventing erosion along the coastline.

Maße und Details

Höhe: 5-25 cm
Ausbreitung: 10-40 cm
Blütengröße: 0.2-0.4 cm
Blütezeit: Late spring to late summer
Essbar: Ja
Giftigkeit: Keine
Lebenszyklus: Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode: Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Sweat Bee

Lasioglossum calceatum

Visits its small flowers for nectar.

eaten by

Spanish Slug

Arion lusitanicus

Slugs may graze on its leaves and stems.

eaten by

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Waterfowl sometimes graze on its low-growing foliage.

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Blühend

Blütenpflanzen sind alle Pflanzen, die als Teil ihres Fortpflanzungszyklus Blüten bilden.

Zierpflanze

Zierpflanzen werden hauptsächlich wegen ihres ästhetischen Reizes angebaut und verschönern Landschaften und Gärten mit ihrem attraktiven Laub, ihren Blüten oder ihrer Form.

Sommerblühend

Sommerblühende Pflanzen bringen ihre Blüten während der Sommersaison hervor und sorgen oft für leuchtende Farben, wenn viele andere Pflanzen bereits verblüht sind.