Amaranthaceae FAMILY

Suaeda australis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Suaeda australis is a small shrub with much-branched stems that usually bear adventitious roots below; it can grow around 20 - 50cm tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Japan, Korea, southeast China, Indonesia (Java); Australia - New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria.

HabitatSalt flats by the coast, inland salt pans and sandbanks behind mangroves[ 193 Title Wild Food Plants of Australia. Publication Author Low. T. Publisher Angus and Robertson. Year 1989 ISBN 0-207-14383-8 Description Well presented, clear information and good photographs. An interesting read for the casual reader as well as the enthusiast ]. Mangrove forest margins, sandy places on beaches, seashores[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].