Sea Grass (Phyllospadix torreyi)

Family: Zosteraceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Phyllospadix torreyi is a PERENNIAL growing to 2 m (6ft 7in). The species is dioecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but only one sex is to be found on any one plant so both male and female plants must be grown if seed is required). . Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils and can grow in saline soils. It cannot grow in the shade.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

tasting leaves, were formed into square cakes and dried as a winter food by some native North American Indian tribes. — The entire plant, including the long salty-tasting leaves, were formed into square cakes and dried as a winter food by some native North American Indian tribes.; Roots - raw or cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

Intertidal zone; -15 m; B.C.; California., Oregon.; Mexico (Baja California). (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)