Glauca Seepweed (Suaeda glauca)

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

Suaeda glauca is a ANNUAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft). It is in flower from July to September, and the seeds ripen from July 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. It prefers moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Shoots

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Young leaves and stems - raw or cooked. A crunchy tender texture with a salty flavour. — Young leaves and stems - raw or cooked.; A crunchy tender texture with a salty flavour.

Habitat & North American Range

Saline meadows, solonchaks, sandy and pebbly seashores, refuse dumps and waste ground. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)