Amaranthaceae FAMILY
Halimione portulacoides
Halimione portulacoides
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Halimione portulacoides is an evergreen shrub that can grow up to 0.75 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope, including Britain, south and east to N. Africa and W. Asia. Also in S. Africa.
HabitatSalt marshes, especially fringing channels and pools, usually flooded at full tide[ 5 Title Food for Free. Publication Author Mabey. R. Publisher Collins Year 1974 ISBN 0-00-219060-5 Description Edible wild plants found in Britain. Fairly comprehensive, very few pictures and rather optimistic on the desirability of some of the plants. , 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].