Boraginaceae FAMILY
Mertensia maritima
Mertensia maritima
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Mertensia maritima is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.20 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeThroughout the temperate regions of both hemispheres, including Britain.
HabitatShingle by the sea[ 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. ]. Uncommon and declining[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ].