Amaranthaceae FAMILY

Suaeda californica

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Suaeda californica is a perennial plant with stems that become woody near the base but are herbaceous in their upper part; the plant forms a mound of growth around 30 - 80cm tall[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. Suaeda californica is said to be an endangered species with a current distribution only on the margins of Morro Bay in San Luis Obispo County and a re-established colony in San Francisco Bay[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. However, the native range is said to also include northwest Mexico.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSouth-western N. America - western California, northwest Mexico.

HabitatIntertidal margins of coastal salt marshes[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].