Salicornia rubra
| Salicornia rubra | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 1' |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Salicornia rubra (common name: red glasswort)
Propagation: Seed - we have no information for this species but suggest sowing the seed in situ as soon as it is ripe if this is possible, otherwise sow in spring.
Cultivation: Prefers a rich organic soil with ample nitrogen and regular watering[1]. This species is little, if at all, cultivated and its exact requirements are not clearly understood[1]. It is not known if the plant will require periodic inundation by salty water to grow well[1].
We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it should succeed outdoors in most parts of the country.
This species might be no more than a synonym for S. europaea[2], some botanists seeing it as being part of that aggregate species[1].. The plants native habitat will give some idea of its cultivation needs.
Range: N. America - Manitoba to British Columbia and southwards.
Habitat: Low alkaline soils[3]. The plant grows in inland areas in saline soils[1].
Edibility: Seed - ground into a powder and then cooked[4].
Young stems - raw or cooked[5].
Pollinators: Wind
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Phillips, Roger and Martyn Rix. Vegetables. Macmillan Reference Books, 1995.
- ↑ Britton, Nathaniel and Addison Brown. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada. Dover Publications, 1970.
- ↑ Lyndon, Merritt. Gray's Manual of Botany. American Book Co, 1950.
- ↑ Yanovsky, Elias. Food Plants of the North American Indians Publication 237. US Department of Agriculture.
- ↑ Schofield, Janice. Discovering Wild Plants.