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Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: Tristan_He on July 30, 2016, 05:50:49 PM

Title: Mystery Irish seaside plant
Post by: Tristan_He on July 30, 2016, 05:50:49 PM

Hi there, anyone know what this pretty little thing is? Found on the seashore on sandy soil just above the tideline near Mallaranny, Co. Mayo, Ireland. I wondered about Frankenia laevis but looking at images on the net I don't think it is.

Title: Re: Mystery Irish seaside plant
Post by: Carolyn on July 30, 2016, 07:16:19 PM

It looks to me like lysimachia maritima (formerly glaux maritima), common name sea milkwort, which also grows on the Solway coast of Scotland.

Title: Re: Mystery Irish seaside plant
Post by: Tristan_He on July 30, 2016, 08:12:13 PM

Hi Carolyn, thanks that looks right to me.