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Halimione portulacoides - (L.)Aellen.

Common Name Sea Purslane
Family Chenopodiaceae
USDA hardiness Coming soon
Known Hazards None known
Habitats Salt marshes, especially fringing channels and pools, usually flooded at full tide[5, 17].
Range Europe, including Britain, south and east to N. Africa and W. Asia. Also in S. Africa.
Edibility Rating    (3 of 5)
Other Uses    (0 of 5)
Weed Potential No
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Care (info)
Moist Soil Wet Soil Semi-shade Full sun
Halimione portulacoides Sea Purslane


Halimione portulacoides Sea Purslane
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Summary


Physical Characteristics

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Halimione portulacoides is an evergreen Shrub growing to 0.8 m (2ft 7in). It is in leaf all year, in flower from July to September. The species is monoecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but both sexes can be found on the same plant) and is pollinated by Wind.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils and can grow in very alkaline and saline soils.
It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist or wet soil. The plant can tolerate maritime exposure.

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Synonyms

Atriplex portulacoides. Obione portulacoides.

Plant Habitats

 Bog Garden; Cultivated Beds;

Edible Uses

Edible Parts: Leaves
Edible Uses:

Leaves - raw in salads or cooked as a potherb[5, 8, 12, 183]. Thick and succulent with a good crunchy texture and a natural saltiness[183, K]. They need careful washing when collected from the wild[52].

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Medicinal Uses

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None known

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Other Uses

None known

Special Uses

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Cultivation details

Succeeds in poor soils, saline soils and a sunny position. Tolerates light shade and maritime exposure.

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Plant Propagation

Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in the autumn in a cold frame. The seed germinates from winter onwards. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July/August in a frame. Very easy[K]. Division in spring.

Other Names

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Native Range

TEMPERATE ASIA: Cyprus, Egypt (Sinai), Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey EUROPE: United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Ukraine (Krym), Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Romania, Slovenia, Spain, France (incl. Corsica), Portugal AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Namibia, South Africa (Eastern Cape, Free State, Northern Cape, North-West, Western Cape)

Weed Potential

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Conservation Status

IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :

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Latin NameCommon NameHabitHeightHardinessGrowthSoilShadeMoistureEdibleMedicinalOther

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

 

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Author

(L.)Aellen.

Botanical References

17

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