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Carl Farmer |
Confined to sandy shores, where it is quite frequent. Flower diameter c 1.2 cm ID: Leaves fleshy, much longer than broad, with rounded forward-pointing lobes. Flowers mauve or sometimes almost white, in typical crucifer arrangement with flower-spike lengthening in fruit. Other features: Annual. Pods divided into two cells, the upper larger, with a seed in each. The upper breaks off whole, but the lower remains on the plant till the seed is shed. The seeds are dispersed by sea-water. |
