Suaeda suffrutescens
S. Watson
Desert seepweed, Seablight
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Description
A temperate herb of the Amaranthaceae family (formerly classified in Chenopodiaceae), commonly known as desert seepweed or seablight.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are boiled and eaten in salads.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are boiled and eaten in salads.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
North America, USA,
Notes
Previously in the Chenopodiaceae.
Synonyms
Dondia suffrutescens (Watson) A. Heller
References (2)
- Beckstrom-Sternberg, Stephen M., and James A. Duke. "The Foodplant Database." http://probe.nalusda.gov:8300/cgi-bin/browse/foodplantdb.(ACEDB version 4.0 - data version July 1994) (As Dondia suffrutescens)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 840
