Skye Flora

Sea Plantain

Plantago maritima

 

Plantago maritima

Photo © Carl Farmer
6 Oct 2002 Scorrybreac, Isle of Skye

Very common on the shore, both among rocks and forming a saltmarsh turf.  Also frequent inland, on road edges and rocky ground, or sometimes on open moorland.

Flowers c 3 mm long.  Flower-spike normally 2-6 cm.

Skye ID: Leaves linear, fleshy, channelled, at least 3-veined, not or only slightly toothed.

Other features: Stamens pale yellow.

 

Plantago maritima

Photo © Carl Farmer
1 Aug 2002 Portree, Isle of Skye
 

   Plantago maritima

Photo © Carl Farmer
1 Aug 2002 Portree, Isle of Skye

Saltmarsh covered with Sea Plantain.  About the only other plant present is Sea Aster, whose flowers are showing above the sward here and there.

  
     
     
     
Plantago maritima

Photo © Carl Farmer
22 Sep 2001 Storr, Isle of Skye
 
Post-flowering plant in natural rock crevice (this is not a wall!) high in the hills


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