Golden Samphire is a
native
perennial plant of the UK, typically found growing in saltmarshes and rocky coastal areas, to a mature height of up to 100cm.
Golden Samphire is a coastal plant unrelated to other samphires such as Rock Samphire and Marsh Samphire. The name Samphire is a corruption of the French 'Saint Pierre', patron saint of fishermen, and is a generic name given to several maritime species. Golden Samphire has 'gold' coloured flowers.
Botanic classification and naming: Golden Samphire is a member of the Daisy (Asteraceae) family. The genus name
'Limbarda' identifies the plant as a succulent drought-tolerant Daisy and its species name 'crithmoides' means 'barley-like (seeds)'.
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