Suaeda glauca
an annual member of the Suaeda genus in the family Chenopodiaceae.
Taxonomy and growth
- Family
- Chenopodiaceae
- Genus
- Suaeda
- Life cycle
- annual
- Height
- 0.6 m
- Fertility
- Wind
- Flower type
- hermaphrodite
- Pollinators
- Wind
Uses
Edible uses
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Leaves and young shoots - raw or cooked[1]. A salty flavour.
- Plant part
- Leaves
Environment
- Range
- E. Asia - China, Japan, Korea and Siberia.
- Habitat
- Saline meadows, solonchaks, sandy and pebbly seashores, refuse dumps and waste ground[3].
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- no shade
- Water
- moderate
- Soil textures
- sandy, loamy, clay
- Soil pH
- acid, neutral, alkaline
- Tolerances
- high wind, maritime exposure
- Wind
- Yes
- Maritime
- Yes
- Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
- No
- Drought
- intolerant
- Salinity
- tolerant
Propagation
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Seed - sow spring in situ.
Cultivation
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We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it should succeed outdoors in many parts of this country. It is cultivated as a vegetable in China[1]. It dislikes shade, see the plants native range for other ideas on its cultivation needs.
References
Reid. B. E. Famine Foods of the Chiu-Huang Pen-ts'ao. Taipei. Southern Materials Centre 1977-00-00
Flora of China 1994-00-00 http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
Komarov. V. L. Flora of the USSR. Israel Program for Scientific Translation 1968-00-00