Flora of the sand dunes around the Mar Menor
List of flora resistant to live in the harsh and dry conditions of sand dunes around the Mar Menor Sea:
Ammopphila arenaria (Barron) Has a strong coating to protect itself from abrasive combined effect of sand, wind and salt. It has deep roots to fight agains movement of sand dunes, this roots duplicate is growth rate in case that plant gets burried by sand Asteriscus maritimus (Margarita maritima) Growing flat to protect itself from the wind Cakile maritima (Oruga maritima) The fruits of this plants are able to float on the sea to expand to new sand shores Calystegia soldanela (Campanilla) Echium sbulicola (Chupamieles de las dunas) Covered by a hairy coat as a protection agains erosion, salt particules, depradation and in order to be able to absorb air humidity Echinophora spinosa (Zanahoria marina) Deep roots to prevent being uncovered and extract water. Flowers in summer when the weather conditions are favorable for polinization by insects. Euphorbia peplis (Euforbia de las dunas) Protected by a wax coat agains salt particules from the sea Euphorbia paralias Eryngium maritimum (Cardo marino) Protected by a wax coat agains salt particules from the sea Elymus farctus (Grama maritima) Has a strong coating to protect itself from abrasive combined effect of sand, wind and salt. It has deep roots to fight agains movement of sand dunes, this roots duplicate is growth rate in case that plant gets burried by sand Juniperus turbinata (Sabina de las dunas) Lotus creticus (Cuernecillo de mar) Growing flat to protect itself from the wind it is covered by a hairy coat as a protection agains erosion, salt particules, depradation and in order to be able to absorb air humidity Lotus creticus (cuernecillo de mar) Medicago marina (mielga marina) Growing flat to protect itself from the wind it is covered by a hairy coat as a protection agains erosion, salt particules, depradation and in order to be able to absorb air humidity Pancratium maritimum (Azucena de mar) The fruits of this plants are able to float on the sea to expand to new sand shores. Flowers open at night to be polinized by night butterflies Pinus pinea Pinus halepensis Salsola kali (Trotamundos) Sporobolus pungens Has a strong coating to protect itself from abrasive combined effect of sand, wind and salt. It has deep roots to fight agains movement of sand dunes, this roots duplicate is growth rate in case that plant gets burried by sand


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