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Golden-samphire, Inula crithmoides Family: Asteraceae
Golden-samphire
Limbarda crithmoides
(Inula crithmoides)

Flowering time: July-September. Perennial. Native

A coastal plant growing on shingle, sea-cliffs and dry salt-marshes

Erect and tufted plant, the clusters of golden-yellow rayed flowers with orange disc-florets. Branched stems with stalkless fleshy, alternate leaves, untoothed or 3 apex teeth.


Golden-samphire, Inula crithmoides

Golden-samphire, Inula crithmoides
Golden-samphire, Inula crithmoides
Portland, Dorset. September 2013

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