Suaeda nigra
(Raf.) J.F.Macbr.
Amaranthaceae
Chenopodina linearis Torr.
Chenopodina moquinii Torr.
Chenopodium nigrum Raf.
Dondia diffusa (S.Watson) A.Heller
Dondia intermedia (S.Watson) A.Heller
Dondia moquinii (Torr.) A.Nelson
Dondia multiflora A.Heller
Dondia multiflora A.Nelson
Dondia nigra (Raf.) Standl.
Dondia ramosissima Standl.
Dondia suffrutescens (S.Watson) A.Heller
Dondia torreyana (S.Watson) Standl.
Suaeda diffusa S.Watson
Suaeda duripes I.M.Johnst.
Suaeda fruticosa Hook. & Arn.
Suaeda intermedia S.Watson
Suaeda maritima S.Watson
Suaeda moquinii (Torr.) Greene
Suaeda nigrescens glabra I.M.Johnst.
Suaeda ramosissima (Standl.) I.M.Johnst.
Suaeda suffrutescens S.Watson
Suaeda torreyana S.Watson
Common Name: Bush Seepweed
General Information
Suaeda nigra is a perennial plant that is more or less shrub-like in much of its range but acts as an annual plant in seasonally flooded areas; spreading to erect in habit, it can grow around 20 - 150cm tall[
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- Flora of N. America
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- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/
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- An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses.
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
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- Flora of N. America
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- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/
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- An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses.
Range
Western and central N. America -Washington, Alberta, Saskatchewan and N. Dakota, south to central Mexico; Caribbean - Bahamas, Cuba
Habitat
Alkaline, saline, and gypseous places of the interior, mostly in deserts, occasionally coastal, rarely estuarine; at elevations from sea level to 1,600 metres[
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- Flora of N. America
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- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/
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- ISBN
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- Description
- An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses.
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Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Annual/Perennial |
| Height | 1.00 m |
| Pollinators | Wind |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Suaeda nigra
Species in this genus usually require a sunny position and are found in the wild growing in alkaline and saline soils.
A very variable species[
270- Title
- Flora of N. America
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- Author
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- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/
- Publisher
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- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses.
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Edible Uses
Leaves - cooked[
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- Plants for Human Consumption.
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- Kunkel. G.
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- Koeltz Scientific Books
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- 1984
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- 3874292169
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- An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of Latin names with a brief list of edible parts.
]. A salty flavour[
1438- Title
- Food Plants in the Americas: A Survey of the Domesticated, Cultivated, and Wild Plants Used for Human Food in North,
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- Kermath B.M.; Bennett B.C.' Pulsipher L.M.
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- 2014
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- A pre-publication draft of an amazing, on-going work first started in 1985. It contains information on more than 3,900 taxa from the Americas - from Arctic regions to the Tropics
]. They are used as a condiment to add a salty flavour when cooking other foods[
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- Native American Ethnobotany
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- Moerman. D.
- Publisher
- Timber Press. Oregon.
- Year
- 1998
- ISBN
- 0-88192-453-9
- Description
- Very comprehensive but terse guide to the native uses of plants. Excellent bibliography, fully referenced to each plant, giving a pathway to further information. Not for the casual reader.
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Seeds[
1438- Title
- Food Plants in the Americas: A Survey of the Domesticated, Cultivated, and Wild Plants Used for Human Food in North,
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- Author
- Kermath B.M.; Bennett B.C.' Pulsipher L.M.
- Publisher
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- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A pre-publication draft of an amazing, on-going work first started in 1985. It contains information on more than 3,900 taxa from the Americas - from Arctic regions to the Tropics
].
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
Richard Morris.
