Philippe Clement / Rock samphire (Crithmum maritimum) growing on sea cliff, Brittany, France

Adrian Davies / Rock samphire {Crithmum maritimum} growing from crevice in sea cliff. Devon, UK

Geoff Simpson / Borth Wen, Lleyn Peninsula, Gwynedd, Wales, UK with Rock samphire {Crithmum maritimum} flowering in foreground

Geoff Simpson / Rock samphire {Crithmum maritimum} and Lichen on rocks Gwynned, Wales, UK

Jose B. Ruiz / Rock samphire in flower {Crithmum maritimum} Alicante, Spain

Geoff Simpson / Rock samphire {Crithmum maritimum} Gwynned, Wales, UK

Premaphotos / A prong-horn hover fly (Chrysotoxum festivum) feeding from rock samphire flowers, UK

Jose B. Ruiz / Rock Samphire / Sea fennel (Crithmum maritimum) growing in cracks in granite rocks, La Coruna, Galicia, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Rock Samphire / Sea fennel (Crithmum maritimum) growing in a crack in granite rocks, La Coruna, Galicia, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Rock Samphire (Crithmum maritimum) and lichens growing on granite rocks, Caldebarcas, Galicia, Spain

Premaphotos / A prong-horn hover fly (Chrysotoxum bicinctum) feeding from Rock samphire flowers, UK

Premaphotos / White-barred wanderer hover fly (Scaeva pyrastri) feeding from Rock samphire flowers, UK