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Crithmum maritimum (Apiaceae), also called sea fennel, is a perennial halophyte that thrives on saline environments (rocky coasts, piers and breakwaters) along the Mediterranean countries, Pacific and Atlantic coasts [1]. Several uses are known for this plant: for culinary purposes, fresh leaves and young branches are pickled in vinegar and used as condiments. Leaves have also medicinal applications, as antiscorbutic, tonic, diuretic, and vermifuge substances [2].
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Atia, A., Ben Hamed, K., Debez, A., Abdelly, C. (2006). Salt and seawater effects on the germination of Crithmum maritimum . In: Öztürk, M., Waisel, Y., Khan, M.A., Görk, G. (eds) Biosaline Agriculture and Salinity Tolerance in Plants. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-7643-7610-4_3
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