Suaeda linearis

Botanical Description

Suaeda linearis is an annual plant in areas with cold winters but becomes more perennial with somewhat woody stems in warmer climates; erect to ascending in habit, it is often profusely branched from near the base and can grow around 20 - 90cm tall[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.