SEASHORE : Flowers and Grasses

SEASHORE

FLOWERS AND GRASSES



Sea Aster

 The Sea Aster is found in salt marshes.

Salt marsh plants are unusual, because

they are regularly covered by the tide.

This one flowers in late summer

with mauve or white petals.

Sea Campion

Common on cliffs and shingle beaches,

Sea Campion spreads out to form soft

cushions. It flowers in midsummer.

Thrift

This plant also called Sea Pink.

It grows in thick cushiony tufts on rocky

beaches or cliffs. It is particularly good at

 surviving salty spray. Look for the flowers

between spring and late summer.

Marram Grass

 This plant is very common on sand dunes.

Its long roots and leaves trap sand and

stop it from being blown away.

It flowers in mid-summer.

California Poppy

The California Poppy has delicate,

saucer-shaped flowers that close in

dull weather. It flowers in the summer.

Sea Kale

 Sea Kale grows in clumps on shingle.

It has broad, fleshy leaves which

crinkly edges. It flowers in summer.

Sea Holly

This prickly plant has clusters of tiny flowers, 

which attract butterflies. Its leaves turn white in 

winter. It is found on sand and shingle beaches.

Bird's Foot Trefoil

The flowers on this plant are bright yellow

and streaked with red. The seed pods split and

curl when they are ripe, to release the seeds.

It is found  on grassy banks and cliffs.

Sea Bindweed

The trailing plant grows along the ground

and binds the sand together. It has thick,

shiny leaves and can be seen on sandy

beaches, and sometimes on shingle. 

It flowers from mid to late summer.

Sea Couch Grass

Sea Couch Grass has long roots 

and binds sand together. Ridges  of sand

 build up around  it, just above high tide level.

Yellow Horned Poppy

The Yellow Horned Poppy gets its name

from its long seed pods. It flowers from

mid to late summer and is found on shingle 

beaches in the Eastern Atlantic.

Sea Lavender

 This is a tough plant, that has 

leaves in a clump near the ground.

 It flowers from mid-summer.

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