Amaranthaceae FAMILY
Suaeda maritima
Suaeda maritima
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Suaeda maritima is usually a prostrate to ascending, annual plant that grows around 5 - 100cm tall. The plant is occasionally erect and can also sometimes become mat-forming[ 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 and source of materials. It is used along sea shores to help fix sand dunes.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeMainly coastal areas and inland saline areas:- through most of Europe east to western Siberia; N. Africa to India; eastern N. America
HabitatSalt marshes and sea shores, usually below the high water mark of spring tides[ 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. ].