Southern Sea Blite (Suaeda linearis)

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

Suaeda linearis is a ANNUAL/PERENNIAL growing to 1 m (3ft 3in). 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 saline soils. It cannot grow in the shade.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves

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

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavouring. — Leaf tips - cooked and also used as a flavouring.; Seed - raw or cooked.; They are ground into a meal and used as a mush or added to cereals and used in making bread.; The seed is about 2mm in diameter.

Habitat & North American Range

Salt marshes, sandy beaches, other coastal wetlands at elevations below 10 metres. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)