Suaeda maritima
(L.) Dumort.
Annual Sea Blite, Indian saltwort
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Seeds, Flower
Young leaves can be eaten raw or cooked and have a pleasant salty flavour, making a nice addition to salads in small quantities. They are often combined with other vegetables to moderate their saltiness. Young shoots can be pickled in vinegar and eaten on their own or used as a relish. The seeds are also edible raw or cooked.
Where to Find It
A temperate plant. It grows on salt flats near the sea. It can be used to reclaim salty land. It also grows in the tropics in Java. Tasmania Herbarium.
Asia, Australia, Britain, China, Europe, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Ireland, Korea, Mediterranean, SE Asia, Tasmania, Thailand, Vietnam,
How to Identify
A low shrubby herb. It is an annual plant. It grows 7-50 cm high. It is branched from the base. The leaves are succulent and narrow. They are alternate. They can be green, red or purple. The flowers are small. They are green and occur in clusters.
How to Grow
Plants can be grown from seeds.
Propagation: Sow seed in spring, direct in situ.
Medicinal Uses
None known
Other Uses
The ashes of the plant yield a soda used in the production of glass and soap.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Suaeda maritima is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae known by the common names herbaceous seepweed and annual seablite.
Notes
Chemical composition (after Hooper): Water = 83.70% (fresh). Fat = 2.58% (dry). Albumenoids = 11.10% (dry). Carbohydrates = 38.80% (dry). Fibre = 10.17% (dry). Ash = 18.13% (dry). Nitrogen = 1.77% (dry). Phosphoric acid = .55% (dry). Silicates = 1.89% (dry). Also put in the family Chenopodiaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Alur, Geria, Haehongnamul, Ilakoora, Kayey-kaseeray-keray, Khari lani, Kodee-kasseray-kura, Kodee kasseery kura, Koyey kasseray keeray, Lana lani, Lani, Lano, Moras, Nariumari, Phidiep bien, Ravakada, Uppukeerai, Vellakeerai, Vellakora, Yella keeray, Yella kura
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