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Cakile maritima

Photo by eulalia rubio
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Description:

Es una hierba muy ramosa, con ramas que se tumban fácilmente y una raíz largamente ramificada y endurecida. Flores con pétalos blancos o lila.

Habitat:

Dunas junto al Mar Meneor, La Manga (Murcia).

Notes:

Se usa principalmente contra el escorbuto, por la gran cantidad disponible de vitamina C en la planta fresca tomada cruda.

Reference Links:

Cakile maritima, Flora del litoral mediterraneo

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