SC_1723 Sea primrose, or maakoako (Samolus repens) detail of the leaf and small white flowers. Purakanui Inlet, Otago *
DSC_1313 Sea primrose, or maakoako (Samolus repens) detail of small white flowers. Purakanui Inlet, Otago *
DSC_1463 Sea celery, or tutaekoau (Apium prostratum) growing on coastal turf. Found along the coast throughout New Zealand. The leaves and stems can be eaten raw or cooked and the seeds can be used for flavouring. This was one of the plants Cook used to prevent scurvy among his crew. Brighton Beach *
