Glasswort (Arthrocnemum subterminale)

Family: Chenopodiaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Arthrocnemum subterminale is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft). It is in flower from June to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils and can grow in very alkaline soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Spring, Early Summer, Late Summer, Fall, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Leaves - raw or cooked. Seed - ground into a meal. — Leaves - raw or cooked.; Seed - ground into a meal.

Habitat & North American Range

Salt marshes, depressions in alkali sage scrub from sea level to 100 metres, occasionally to 400 metres. (Zone 8)