Saturday 21 March 2020

A NATURAL SOURCE OF VITAMINS

Nikon D50, Nikkor 105 mm micro, f11, 1/40s, ISO 200

Rock samphire (Crithmum maritimum) is a vitamin C-rich plant that lives mainly in the coastal rocks of southern Europe. It was
formerly used to fight scurvy during long transoceanic trips.


El fonoll marí (Crithmum maritimum) és una planta rica en vitamina C que viu principalment als roquissars litorals de l’Europa meridional. Antigament s’havia fet servir per combatre l’escorbut durant els llargs viatges transoceànics.