sea

Red sea coral reef scene showing clown fish, sea urchins, star puffer fish, brain coral, squirrel fish, sea anenome, and lettuce coral

Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum with Puccinia smyrnii rust on some leaves, and detail of one flower and one seed.

Reef Manta ray Manta alfredi showing two animals swimming with mouths open, filter-feeding. Illustration from “30 Animals that made us smarter” by Patrick Ayree (BBC Books)

Illustration from the cover of “30 animals that made us smarter” by Partick Aryee.  Illustration cannot be re-used in any other book titles.

Illustration from the cover of “30 animals that made us smarter” by Partick Aryee.  Illustration cannot be re-used in any other book titles.

Grey seal and pup Halichoerus grypus basking on the shoreline

Yellow horned-poppy Galucium flavum with seed pod

Thrift Armeria maritima with individual flower detail

Spring squill Scilla verna botanical illustration by Lizzie Harper showing large bulb

Sheeps bit Jasione montana showing plant and individual flower

Sea wormwood Artemesia maritima with outline showing shape of one lower leaf and flowering spike

Sea Sandwort Honckenya peploides showing distinctive stacked leaves and individual flower

Sea rocket Cakile maritima with detail of cross section through seed pod

Sea radish Raphanus raphanistrum maritimus with detail of one leaflet and constricted seed pod

Sea plantain Plantago maritima

Sea pea Lathyrus japonicus with detail of pea pod, seed, and square stem

Sea Milkwort Glaux maritima with individual flower in leaf axis

Sea mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum with disc floret and achene with elongated oil gland

Sea holly Eryngium maritimum with single bract and seed

Sea Kale Crambe maritima

Sea campion Silene maritima showing inflated calyx, purplish stem tint and large white flowers

Sea carrot Daucus carota gummifer showing individual purple and white flowers and seed

Sea bindweed Calystegia soldanella

Sea beet Beta vulgaris maritima by Lizzie Harper showing flowering head, one large leaf, and detail of individual flowers and seed