#marsh flora

• Alismataceae — A family of monocotyledonous, herbaceous, perennial, aquatic or marsh plants adapted to life in wetlands and shallow waters. Plants in this family are characterized by laticiferous canals, highly polymorphic leaves arranged in a basal rosette, and 3-merous flowers with distinct green sepals and white or pink petals.
• Aster tripolium — The scientific name of the sea aster, a perennial or biennial herbaceous plant in the Asteraceae family, native to the coastal areas of Europe and continental saline regions of Eurasia; it is a halophytic (salt-tolerant) plant, unique in its genus for its fleshy, succulent leaves and flower heads with pale blue or lilac rays and a yellow central disc, modernly classified under the genus Tripolium.
• Hedge hyssop — A medicinal, toxic herbaceous plant of the Scrophulariaceae family (Gratiola officinalis), growing spontaneously in damp places, marshes, meadows, and floodplains. Characterized by erect stems, lanceolate leaves, and pale yellowish-white flowers, the plant contains powerful glycosides (gratiolin) and was historically used in empirical popular medicine as a drastic purgative, emetic, or diuretic, its handling requiring extreme precautions due to the major risk of cellular poisoning; hedge hyssop.