Corniculata Seepweed (Suaeda corniculata)

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

Suaeda corniculata is a ANNUAL growing to 0.5 m (1ft 8in). It is in flower from August to September, and the seeds ripen from August to September. 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 saline soils. It cannot grow in the shade.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Seed - cooked whole or ground into a powder and used with cereals. A famine food, it is only used when all else fails. — Seed - cooked whole or ground into a powder and used with cereals.; A famine food, it is only used when all else fails.

Habitat & North American Range

Saline habitats. Saline-alkaline soil deserts, lake banks and riversides in northern China. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)