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  • Our common Cicindela campestris frequents grassy banks, and is of a beautiful green colour, while C. maritima, which is found only on sandy sea-shores, is of a pale bronzy yellow, so as to be almost invisible.

    Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection A Series of Essays Alfred Russel Wallace 1868

  • The planting list: Celosia plumosa ‘New Look’, 2-four packs; Salvia farinacea ‘Victoria Blue’, 2-four packs; Alyssum, Lobularia maritima ‘Snow Crystals’, 2-four packs; Calibrachoa ‘Terracotta’, 2-four inch pots, Calibrachoa ‘Cherry Rose’, 2-four inch pots; Calibrachoa ‘Strawberry’, 2-four inch pots; Marigold ‘Nancy Orange’, 1-four pack minus one missing.

    Inspiring Wheelbarrow And A Little Guest « Fairegarden 2010

  • There is the most southerly cordgrass Spartina maritima marsh on the west coast of Africa marsh, behind the mangroves; both Ipomea pes-caprae and Sporobolus virginicus grow on the margins of the salt marshes.

    Banc d'Arguin National Park, Mauritania 2009

  • Cladium jamaicensis, Typha dominguensis, Salicornia bigelovi, and Batis maritima can also be found in association with the dominant species.

    Petenes mangroves 2009

  • These are fringed by sea grape Coccoloba uvifera, shrubs, such as Tournefortia gnaphalodes, Suriana maritima and Borrichia arborescens, and coconut tree Cocos nucifera.

    Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System, Belize 2009

  • Characteristic species include Ipomoea pescaprae, Spinifex littoreus and Canavalia maritima.

    Ujung Kulon National Park and Krakatau Nature Reserve, Indonesia 2009

  • The red-throated diver Gavia stellata, great northern diver Gavia immer, mallard Anas platyrhynchos, long-tailed duck Clangula hyemalis, rednecked phalarope Phalaropus lobatus and the purple sandpiper Calidris maritima are believed to nest in the area, but at present no information is available to confirm this.

    Ilulissat Icefjord, Denmark-Greenland 2008

  • On rocky and gravelly beaches there are gravel sedge Carex glareosa, sea plantain Plantago maritima, Greenland scurvygrass Cochlearia groenlandica and low stitchwort Stellaria humifusa.

    Ilulissat Icefjord, Denmark-Greenland 2008

  • Some endemics are Cordia sebestana, Metopium brownei, Acoelorraphe wrightii, Suriana maritima, Thrinax radiata and Tournefortia guaphalodes.

    Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Mexico 2008

  • Localized species of note include red broomrape Orobanche alba, sea spleenwort Asplenium marinum and oyster plant Mertemsia maritima.

    Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast, United Kingdom 2008

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