Suaeda calceoliformis
(Hook.) Moq.
Amaranthaceae
The name Suaeda depressa has been misapplied to this species[
270- Title
- Flora of N. America
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/
- Publisher
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- 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.
]. Suaeda depressa is a synonym of Suaeda prostrata Pall., a Eurasian species that is not found in N. America.
Chenopodina depressa Moq.
Chenopodium americanum (Pers.) Spreng.
Chenopodium calceoliforme Hook.
Chenopodium conardii A.Nelson
Chenopodium salsum americanum (Pers.) Schult.
Dondia americana (Pers.) Britton
Dondia calceoliformis (Hook.) Rydb.
Dondia depressa erecta (S.Watson) A.Heller
Dondia erecta (S.Watson) A.Nelson
Dondia minutiflora (S.Watson) A.Heller
Lerchia calceoliformis Kuntze
Salsola salsa Pursh
Schoberia americana C.A.Mey.
Schoberia calceoliformis Moq.
Suaeda americana (Pers.) Fernald
Suaeda depressa erecta S.Watson
Suaeda erecta (S.Watson) A.Nelson
Suaeda maritima americana (Pers.) B.Boivin
Suaeda minutiflora S.Watson
Suaeda plattensis B.D.Jacks.
Common Name: Seepweed
General Information
Suaeda calceoliformis is a prostrate to erect, annual to short-lived perennial plant usually growing around 50 - 80cm tall, occasionally reaching 100cm[
270- Title
- Flora of N. America
- Publication
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- 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.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
60- Title
- Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Hitchcock. C. L.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Year
- 1955
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader.
,
235- Title
- An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada
- Publication
-
- Author
- Britton. N. L. Brown. A.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications. New York.
- Year
- 1970
- ISBN
- 0-486-22642-5
- Description
- Reprint of a 1913 Flora, but still a very useful book.
,
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.
Range
N. America - Almost throughout, but absent from Mexico and southeast USA.
Habitat
Saline or alkaline, wetland soils, including disturbed areas and reservoir margins, also along salted roadsides; at elevations from around sea level to 2,400 metres[
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.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Annual/Perennial |
| Height | 0.60 m |
| Pollinators | Wind, Self |
| Self-fertile | Yes |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Suaeda depressa is a plant of arid and semi-arid regions, growing in areas where summers can be hot and the winters very cold.
Species in this genus usually require a sunny position and are found in the wild growing in alkaline and saline soils.
Edible Uses
Young leaves - raw or cooked. A salty flavour[
172- Title
- Discovering Wild Plants - Alaska, W. Canada and the Northwest.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Schofield. J. J.
- Publisher
- Alaska Northwest Books; Alaska
- Year
- 2003
- ISBN
- 0882403699
- Description
- A nice guide to some useful plants in that area.
]. (As Suaeda depressa, see Taxonomy above)
Seed - raw or cooked[
172- Title
- Discovering Wild Plants - Alaska, W. Canada and the Northwest.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Schofield. J. J.
- Publisher
- Alaska Northwest Books; Alaska
- Year
- 2003
- ISBN
- 0882403699
- Description
- A nice guide to some useful plants in that area.
]. (As Suaeda depressa, see Taxonomy above)
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed - sow spring in situ.
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Useful Temperate Plants Database 2016 by
Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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