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Seashore flowers Saving water

Sea wormwood lives on muddy coasts.
Its leaves are covered in “fur” to help stop
Plants that grow on the seashore have to cope them from drying out. If you see any, pick

with bright sunshine and fierce winds, as a leaf and smell its strong scent. Always ask
permission before picking a flower.
well as salt from the sea. To do this, most
of them have strong stems, tough leaves,
and small flowers. Some seashore plants Rock climber
live only on rocky shores, while others live Glasswort grows on steep

where the shore is made of sand or mud. cliffs. Its fat, bullet-shaped
leaflets store water. Glasswort is
sometimes eaten as a vegetable.

Protected by spines
Sea holly grows on shingle Living on shingle
banks and on the edges of Shingle beaches are
sand dunes. Its blue leaves difficult places for plants,
and flowers are protected because there is no soil
by hard, sharp spines. and very little fresh water.
Rabbits and other animals However, the sea pea
eat plants on the seashore, has very long roots that
but they leave the prickly can reach deep beneath
sea holly alone.
the pebbles.
The tough, leathery leaves
help to protect the sea
Stiff leaves have
pea from seaside gales.
spiny edges.
Mud queen

The place to find sea lavender is in a
salt marsh. It is one of the few plants
that can grow in very salty mud. Sea
lavender blooms in late summer. If
you pick and dry its flowers, they will
keep their color.
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