Sea Sandwort

Honckenya peploides

Plant Data

Order:

Caryophyllales

Family:

Caryophyllaceae (Pink)

Flowering Months:

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

Flowers:

5 small white unnotched petals and pale green narrow sepals which are shorter on the female flowers.

Fruit:

A green, 3-valved, globular capsule, up to 1cm long.

Leaves:

The opposite and stalkless, smooth and glossy leaves are untoothed, oval and pointed. Not hairy.

Maximum Size:

40cm tall.

Foraging Notes:

The leaves and seeds are both edible. The young shoots can be eaten, raw or cooked.
Never consume a wild plant unless you are 100% certain that it is safe to eat and you know that you have identified it correctly.

Aroma:

Flowers have a strong smell of honey.

Other Names:

Sea Chickweed, Sea Pimpernel, Sea-beach Sandwort, Seaside Sandplant, Seaside Sandwort.

Habitats:

Beaches, sand dunes, seaside, wetland.