Amaranthaceae FAMILY

Tecticornia verrucosa

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Tecticornia verrucosa is a leafless, succulent, annual or short-lived perennial plant growing 20 - 60cm tall[ 285 Title Florabase Publication Author Website https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database of Western Australian plants ]. The small seed was harvested by the native Australian Aborigine as a food. It is unclear whether it is used today, but the plant has been recommended for cultivation in saline soils[ 301 Title Cornucopia II Publication Author Facciola. S. Publisher Kampong Publications, California. Year 1998 ISBN 0-9628087-2-5 Description The second edition of an excellent guide to the edible uses of plants, though it does not give any details of cultivation etc. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralia - Western Australia, Northern Territory.

HabitatCoastal flats, freshwater or slightly saline claypans & lakes in clay loam, clay, and sandy soils[ 285 Title Florabase Publication Author Website https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database of Western Australian plants ].