Primulaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Glaux maritima

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Glaux maritima is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.30 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine The species is widespread and while it is possibly declining in parts of its range, it is not thought that any global population decline is likely to meet (or be close to meeting) the threshold for Vulnerable. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeCoasts and inland saline areas in most parts of the northern temperate zone, including Britain.

HabitatGrassy salt marshes, crevices of rocks, the foot of cliffs near the sea and saline districts inland; at elevations up to 2,300 metres[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. , 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].