Sea-milkwort

Sea-milkwort

Sea-milkwort Glaux maritima var. obtusifolia grows in salty marshes and along seashores. It is a small fleshy plant with simple leaves arranged in pairs up the stem. The plant may be upright or creeping and it has single five-lobed white or pink flowers tucked into the angle made by a leaf with the stem. [CH] {GW}