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Batismaritima
Saltwort
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Plantfamily:BataceaePickleweed
Planttype:Shrub
Plantorigin:N/A,California
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OneGallon
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FlowerColor
White
BloomingSeason
Fall,Summer
Height
23feet
Spread
15feet
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CoastalSaltMarsh,CoastalStrand
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Sand,Alkaline,Salt
SpecialCharacteristic
Edible,HedgesandScreens,ImportanttoNativePeople,Salt
Tolerant
Saltwortisevergreen,lowgrowing,butoncerootedgrowingbushy.
Theleavesaresmall,swollen,fleshyandnarrowlyclubshaped.They
arebrightgreen,butcanalsotakeonareddishcolor.Theflowersare
small,producedinnonshowyspikes,floweringfrommidsummerto
fall.Batishastheabilitytoliveinsaltyenvironmentsandtohelpit
surviveinthissaltyhabitat,itsfleshyleavesarecoveredwithvery
finehairsthatreducetheamountofwatertheplantlosestotheair.B.
maritimawasusedbyNativeAmericansasafood,therootswere
chewed(likesugarcane)orboiledintoabeveragewhilethestemsand
leaveswereeatenraw,cookedorpickled.B.argillicolaisalsoeaten
asagreenvegetable.Saltworthasunexpectedlyturnedouttobea
nutritiousfoodsource.Ananalysisofitspeppercornsizedseedshas
revealedthattheyareextremelynutritious,havinghighquantitiesof
proteins,oilsandstarches.Theseedsareextremelyedible,havinga
nuttytaste,andtheycanbeaddedtosalads,toastedorevenmade
intominiaturepopcorn.Theoilisalmostidenticaltosaffloweroil,
whichisusedforcookingandinsaladdressings,aswellasfor
makingmargarine.Theseedsalsocontainbeneficialantioxidants
suchastocopherols,whicharethoughttofightcancer.
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