Crucianella maritima L.

English: Maritime Crosswort

German: Strand-Kreuzblatt

Portuguese: Granza-da-praia

Kingdom: Plantae (2635)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2146)

      Order: Gentianales (112)

        Family: Rubiaceae (61)(family description)

          Genus: Crucianella (1)

            Epithet: maritima L. (9)

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

Climate: sub-tropical

Habitat: xerophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: yellow

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