Rock samphire Crithmum maritimum plants in flower with bee pollinating. It`s an edible plant in the carrot family Apiaceae, often known as sea fennel, with detail of small flowers. Rock samphire or sea fennel has fleshy, divided aromatic leaves that Culpeper described as having a `pleasant, hot and spicy taste`. The stems, leaves and seed pods may be pickled in hot, salted, spiced vinegar, or the leaves used fresh in salads.Sea fennel has nutritional value, being rich in vitamin C, vitamins E and K, iodine, carotenoids and flavonoids. It is also rich in antioxidants and in omega-3 fatty acids. The consumption of sea fennel was common among seafarers as a valuable aid for the prevention of scurvy.

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