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{{dablink|For other uses of the name samphire, see [[Samphire]].}}

{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Golden samphire
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Asterales]]
| familia = [[Asteraceae]]
| genus = ''[[Inula]]''
| species = '''''I. crithmoides'''''
| binomial = ''Inula crithmoides''
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|(L.)]]
}}

The '''Golden samphire''' is a [[Perennial plant|perennial]] coastal species, which may be found growing on [[salt marsh]] or sea [[cliff]]s across [[Eurasia]].

Golden samphire has a tufted habit, and the plant may grow up to 1 m tall. It has narrow fleshy [[Leaf|leaves]] and large [[flower]] heads, with six yellow petals which may be up to 15 cm across. The flowers are [[plant sexuality|hermaphrodite]] (self-fertile) and may also be [[Pollination|pollinated]] by [[bee]]s, [[fly|flies]] and [[beetle]]s.

Young leaves may be eaten raw or cooked as a [[leaf vegetable]]. 

==External links==
* [http://www.ibiblio.org/pfaf/cgi-bin/arr_html?Inula+crithmoides&CAN=LATIND Inula crithmoides]
* [http://www.maltawildplants.com/ASTR/Inula_crithmoides.html  Comprehensive profile for ''Inula crithmoides'' from the website [[MaltaWildPlants.com]]]

[[Category:Asteraceae]]
[[Category:Leaf vegetables]]
[[Category:Halophytes and salt tolerant plants]]


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