Photographs: Co. Cork and Co.Wexford

Glassworts Salicornia agg. Lus na gloine Family: Chenopodiaceae Flowering: August-September. Succulent annuals. Native. Minute green flowers in groups of 1-3 at nodes. Succulent branched stems with jointed segments. Edible but very variable. Restricted to coasts on muddy or sandy salt-marshes. Six species are recorded in Ireland:   Long-spiked Glasswort, S. dolichostachya   Common Glasswort, S. europaea.   Yellow Glasswort, S. fragilis   Shiny Glasswort, S. nitens   One-flowered Glasswort, S. pusilla.   Purple Glasswort, S. ramosissima.

Above: Glassworts, Salicornia agg, Lus na gloine

Photographs below:
One-flowered Glasswort, S. pusilla. Purple Glasswort, S. ramosissima. Common Glasswort, S. europaea