Crithmum maritimum L.

English: Funcho-do-mar, Rock Samphire

German: Bazillenkraut, Meerfenchel

Portuguese: Funcho-marítimo

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Apiales (40)

        Family: Apiaceae (30)(family description)

          Genus: Crithmum (1)

            Epithet: maritimum L. (4)

maritimum => growing on the seashore, confined to the coast

Climate: sub-tropical

Habitat: xerophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: beige, white

Check for Crithmum maritimum at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [65] Crithmum maritimum L. - Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
• [515] Crithmum maritimum - Plants For A Future database

• [31] Canzobre, H.L., Samartín, L.A. (1998): Guía da flora do litoral galego. Edicións Xerais de Galicia, Vigo, Spain.
• [11] Schönfelder, I. and Schönfelder, P. (1999): Die Kosmos-Mittelmeerflora. Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart, Germany.