Red Glasswort (Salicornia rubra)

Family: Chenopodiaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Salicornia rubra is a ANNUAL growing to 0.2 m (0ft 8in). It is in flower from August to September, and the seeds ripen from September to October. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Wind. 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.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Shoots

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

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Seed - ground into a powder and then cooked. Young stems - raw or cooked. — Seed - ground into a powder and then cooked.; Young stems - raw or cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

Seasonally wet, saline or alkaline places inland, rarely also naturalized in saline areas along highways at elevations of 100 - 1600 metres. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)