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Samphire is a name given to a number of distinct edible plants that grow in some coastal areas. *Rock samphire, ''Crithmum maritimum'' is a coastal species with white flowers that grows in the United Kingdom. This is probably the species mentioned by Shakespeare in King Lear. *Golden samphire, ''Limbarda crithmoides'' is a coastal species with yellow flowers that grows across Eurasia. *Several species in the genus ''Salicornia''. * ''Blutaparon vermiculare''. *''Tecticornia'', Australian. *''Sarcocornia'', cosmopolitan. ==Etymology== Originally "sampiere", a corruption of the French "Saint Pierre" (Saint Peter), samphire was named after the patron saint of fishermen because all of the original plants with its name grow in rocky salt-sprayed regions along the sea coast of northern Europe or in its coastal marsh areas. It is sometimes called sea asparagus or sea pickle. In Norfolk it is commonly called sampha (). In North Wales, especially along the River Dee's marshes, it has always been known as sampkin. All the plants bearing the name are annuals that begin growing in late autumn and vegetate throughout the winter until the first warm weather arrives. Then the first stems and internodes form, and by mid-spring the plant measures 6 to 8 cm. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「samphire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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