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Suaeda fruticosa

Common name:	Shrubby Seablite	Family:	Chenopodiaceae
Author:	Forssk.	Botanical references:	17
Synonyms:	Suaeda vera
Known Hazards:	None known
Range:	Coasts of Europe, from France and Britain southwards. Central and southwestern Asia, Africa.
Habitat:	Sandy soils, salty or otherwise, along the coast[182]. Plants do not grow below the line of the spring high tides[17].
Edibility Rating (1-5):	2	Medicinal Rating (1-5):	1

Other Possible Synonyms:	From various places across the web, may not be correct. See below.
	Dondia fruticosa[B] Dondia fruticosa auct. non[P] S. fruticosa auct. non[P] S. intermedia[B,P] S. moquinii[B,CPHOTO,CAL,CAL,,P] S. nigra[B,P] S. ramosissima[B,P] S. torreyana[B,P] S. torreyana var. ramosissima[B,P] Suoeda fruticosa[H]
Other Common Names:	From various places around the Web, may not be correct. See below.
	Mojave Seablite [P], Sea-Blite [H], Shrubby Sea Blite [H], Shrubby Seepweed [B],
Epithets:	From a Dictionary of Botanical Epithets
	fruticosa = shrubby
Systematics:	From a USDA Plants Database
	Order: Caryophyllales. Goosefoot family
Other Range Info:	From the Ethnobotany Database
	Pakistan

Physical Characteristics

An evergreen shrub growing to 1m. . It is in leaf all year, in flower from July to October, and the seeds ripen from August to October. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Wind. The plant is self-fertile. We rate it 2/5 for edibility and 1/5 for medicinal use.

The plant prefers light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils. The plant prefers neutral and basic (alkaline) soils and can grow in very alkaline and saline soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It requires moist soil. The plant can tolerate maritime exposure.

Habitats and Possible Locations

Cultivated Beds.

Edible Uses

Leaves Seed.

Young leaves - raw or cooked. A salty flavour[K].
Seed - raw or cooked.

Medicinal Uses

Disclaimer

Emetic Ophthalmic.

The leaves are used as a poultice in the treatment of ophthalmia[240]. When infused in water, they have been used as an emetic[240].

Other Uses

Potash.

The plant is rich in potassium and is often burnt as a source of potash for making soap and glass[4].

Cultivation details

Dislikes shade. Succeeds in saline soils and tolerates maritime exposure.

Propagation

Seed - sow spring in situ.

Suppliers

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Web References

Details of Medicinal Uses, Habitats, etc. in M. Grieve A Modern Herbal (1931) [4]
[E] Ethnobotany Data (common names, uses, countries) from the Ethnobotany Database.
[G] Data (Common Names, Uses, Distribution) from the USDA/ARS NPGS's GRIN taxonomic database.
[HP] Links, Photos, Suppliers from Hortiplex Plant Database

References for Suaeda moquinii (a possible synonym).

[B] Data (Latin & Common names, other references) from the BONAP's Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
[C] Taxon data. from the CalFlora database.
Images from the CalPhoto database.
[P] Data. (uses, distribution, wetland) from the USDA'a Plants database.

References for Suaeda vera (a possible synonym).

[G] Data (Common Names, Uses, Distribution) from the USDA/ARS NPGS's GRIN taxonomic database.

References for Suoeda fruticosa (a possible synonym).

[H] Details of Scandanavian and European Common names in Henriette's names database

References for the family Chenopodiaceae.

[CHINA] Draft Data Very detailed botanical/identification info. from the Flora of China.

See the PFAF Links Pages for other sources.

Also try Photos and info from the The Plants Database which has 14,000 images.

References

[K] Ken Fern
Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.

[4] Grieve. A Modern Herbal. Penguin 1984 ISBN 0-14-046-440-9
Not so modern (1930's?) but lots of information, mainly temperate plants.

[17] Clapham, Tootin and Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press 1962
A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures.

[182] Thomas. G. S. Ornamental Shrubs, Climbers and Bamboos. Murray 1992 ISBN 0-7195-5043-2
Contains a wide range of plants with a brief description, mainly of their ornamental value but also usually of cultivation details and varieties.

[240] Chopra. R. N., Nayar. S. L. and Chopra. I. C. Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants (Including the Supplement). Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi. 1986
Very terse details of medicinal uses of plants with a wide range of references and details of research into the plants chemistry. Not for the casual reader.

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