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Useful Temperate Plants

Suaeda nigra

(Raf.) J.F.Macbr.

Amaranthaceae

+ Synonyms

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

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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[
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.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

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

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[
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 *  *
HabitAnnual/Perennial
Height1.00 m
PollinatorsWind
Cultivation StatusWild

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
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.
].

Edible Uses

Leaves - cooked[
177
Title
Plants for Human Consumption.
Publication
 
Author
Kunkel. G.
Publisher
Koeltz Scientific Books
Year
1984
ISBN
3874292169
Description
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,
Publication
 
Author
Kermath B.M.; Bennett B.C.' Pulsipher L.M.
Publisher
 
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
]. They are used as a condiment to add a salty flavour when cooking other foods[
257
Title
Native American Ethnobotany
Publication
 
Author
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.
].

Seeds[
1438
Title
Food Plants in the Americas: A Survey of the Domesticated, Cultivated, and Wild Plants Used for Human Food in North,
Publication
 
Author
Kermath B.M.; Bennett B.C.' Pulsipher L.M.
Publisher
 
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.
Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2024-12-26. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Suaeda+nigra>

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