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    Facts about Sea Blite

    By SylviaMay 5, 2021Updated:May 5, 2021No Comments7 Mins Read
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    Sea Blite scientifically known as Suaede maritima is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceous. The plant is native to Virginia north into eastern Canada but also two western counties in Florida, a county in the middle of Kentucky, one northern county in Washington, southern Alaska, and Manitoba. Herbaceous seepweed, rich’s seepweed, annual sea-Blite and Seaside Indian Saltwort are some of the popular common names of the plant. This plant resides in aquatic, terrestrial, and wetland habitats. But mainly in salt marshes and sea shores, usually below the high water mark.

    Sea Blite has a well-marked taste of salinity, and some notes of earth, being different from all other marine vegetables. It has brilliant performance in warm dishes (eggs, mushrooms), hot dishes (fish and seafood) and possibly pickles. It is gathered from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials. Sea Blite is rich in protein, fiber, vitamin B6, vitamin E and chromium. It is a source of manganese and contains lutein, phenols, flavonoids and tannins.

    Sea Blite Facts

    Sea Blite Quick Facts
    Name: Sea Blite
    Scientific Name: Suaeda maritima
    Origin Virginia north into eastern Canada
    Colors Reddish-brown or black (Seed)
    Shapes Monomorphic, lenticular, 1–2.2 mm diameter (Seed)
    Name Sea Blite
    Scientific Name Suaeda maritima
    Native Virginia north into eastern Canada but also two western counties in Florida, a county in the middle of Kentucky, one northern county in Washington, southern Alaska, and Manitoba
    Common Names Sea Blite, Herbaceous seepweed, Rich’s seepweed, Annual Sea-Blite, Seaside Indian Saltwort
    Name in Other Languages Afrikaans: Seablite
    Albanian: Seablite, minurth
    Amharic: Baḥirī (ባሕሪ)
    Arabic: Seablite, suayda’ bahria (سويداء بحرية)
    Armenian: Tsovap (ծովափ)
    Azerbaijani: Seablite
    Bengali: Seablite
    Bulgarian: Seablite, морска суеда,
    Burmese: Painlaal raytanhkwan (ပင်လယ်ရေတံခွန်)
    Catalan: Salat maritime, Canyametes
    Chinese: Seablite, Luǒ huā jiǎn péng  (裸花鹼蓬)
    Croatian: Seablite, primorska jurčica
    Czech: Mořský vlk, solnička rozprostřená, Solnička přímořská
    Danish: Strandgasefod, seablite, Almindelig strandgåsefod , Strandgåsefod
    Dutch: Klein schorrenkruid, zeeblind, Schorrenkruid, Klein schorrekruid
    English: Annual sea-blite, Herbaceous seepweed, Sea blite, Common Seablite, Sea blite, White sea-blite, salt goosefoot, Atlantic sea-blite, Herbaceous Seablite
    Esperanto: Sidloko
    Estonian: Merelinnak, rand-soodahein
    Filipino: Seablite
    Finnish: Seablite, Pikkukilokki
    French: Soude maritime, Sueda maritime, seablite, blanchette, suéda en épis
    Georgian: Zghvisp’iri (ზღვისპირი)
    German: Indisches Salzkraut, Strandsode, Strand-Sode, Seablite, Strandsalzmelde, Meerstrand-Gänsefüßchen, Schmalzmelde, Sode,
    Greek: Thalassopoúli (θαλασσοπούλι)
    Guajarati: Sīblā iṭa (સીબ્લાઇટ), Mōraḍa (vanaspati),(મોરડ (વનસ્પતિ)), lano (લાણો), morad (મોરડ), moras (મોરસ)
    Hausa: Seablite
    Hebrew: Ym  (ים)
    Hindi: Alur, seablite
    Hungarian: Seablite, heverő sóballa, magyar sóballa       
    Icelandic: Sjóblástur, salturt, Salturt, saltjurt
    Indonesian: Seablite
    Irish: Seablite, blide mhara         
    Italian: Seablite, suaeda, suaeda marittima
    Japanese: Shīburaito (シーブライト), Hama matsuna (ハママツナ)
    Javanese: Segawon
    Kannada: Sīblaiṭ (ಸೀಬ್ಲೈಟ್)
    Kazakh: Teñiz qabatı (теңіз қабаты)
    Korean: Seablite, hae hong na mul  (해홍나물)              
    Kurdish: Seablite
    Lao: Phun thale (ພື້ນທະເລ)
    Latin: Seablite
    Latvian: Jūras dzelme, Jūrmalas sveda
    Lithuanian: Jūros dugnas, Pajūrinė soduotė
    Macedonian: Morska voda (морска вода)
    Malagasy: Seablite
    Malay: Seablite
    Malayalam: Kaṭalttīraṁ (കടൽത്തീരം)
    Maltese: Seablite
    Marathi: Seebalait (सीबलाइट), moras (मोरस)
    Mongolian: Dalain urgamal (далайн ургамал)
    Nepali: Siblā iṭa (सिब्लाइट)
    Northern Sami: Sálteurttas
    Norwegian: Seablite, Saftmelde, Strand-melde
    Oriya: ସମୁଦ୍ର, ଗେଡ଼ିଆ gerdia
    Pashto: سیبلایټ
    Persian: ساحل, سیاه‌شور دریایی
    Polish: Seablite, Sodówka nadmorska
    Portuguese: Seablite, Valverde-da-praia
    Punjabi: Samudarī pāṇī (ਸਮੁੰਦਰੀ ਪਾਣੀ)
    Romanian: Seablite
    Russian: Seablite, Sveda primorskaya (Сведа приморская)
    Scottish Gaelic: Blide mhara
    Serbian: Morska trava (морска трава)
    Sindhi: سامونڊي ڪناري
    Sinhala: Muhudu patla (මුහුදු පත්ල), Umunddi, umiri
    Slovene: Primorski slanorad
    Slovenian: Morska moka
    Spanish: Seablite, almajo, babosa, cañametes, espejuelo, marroquines, matilla, salitrera, sosa blanca, sosa negra,                 Slanorad primorski
    Sudanese: Leablite
    Swedish: Seablite, Pikkukilokki, Saltört
    Tajik: Seablite
    Tamil:  Koyey kasseray keeray, Kayey  kaseeray  keray, Yella keeray, Cīplaiṭ (சீப்லைட்), Nila Vumarai,  nir-umari (நீருமரி), Umarikkīrai (உமரிக்கீரை)
    Telugu: Kodee kasseray  kura, Kodee kasseery kura, Vellakora, Yella kura, seablite, Alagu
    Thai:  Cha khraam (ชะคราม), seablite
    Turkish: Seablite
    Ukrainian: Morsʹka klitka (морська клітка), sodnyk prostertyy (содник простертий)
    Urdu: سمندری غذا
    Uzbek: Dengiz sebliti
    Vietnamese:  Muoi bien, đá biển, Phì diệp biển
    Welsh: Seablite, Gŵydd-Droed Arfor, Helys Unflwydd, Troed yr Ŵydd Arfor
    Zulu: Seablite
    Plant Growth Habit Robust, perennial, polymorphous, glabrous, much branched, succulent annual herb
    Growing Climates Salt marshes and sea shores
    Soil On moist, saline, clayey soils near the sea
    Plant Size About 20-50 cm in height, reaching out to 2 m in diameter
    Stem Prostrate, decumbent, or erect, usually light brown, simple or branched, sometimes slightly woody at base; main branches arising from proximal part of plant
    Leaf Simple and arranged alternatively, with one leaf per node along the stem. Their leaves also absorb large amounts of salt and will turn red when oversaturated
    Flowering season July to October
    Flower Flower can be either radially symmetrical or bilaterally symmetrical. Flowers 1-3 together in axils of upper leaves, each with 5 green triangular sepals, no petals, and 5 pale yellow stamens
    Seed Monomorphic, lenticular, 1–2.2 mm diam.; seed-coat reddish-brown or black, reticulate
    Propagation By Seed
    Season August to October
    Other Facts
    • The ashes of the plant provide a soda that is used in making glass and soap.

    Plant Description

    Sea Blite is a robust, perennial, polymorphous, glabrous, much branched, succulent annual herb that normally grows to 20-50 cm in height, reaching out to 2 m in diameter as an upright or spreading shrub. The plant is found growing on seashores, in saltmarsh, mud, sand, sometimes below tideline. It makes an attractive edible feature bush in a succulent garden, rockery or side garden bed. It is found on moist, saline, clayey soils near the sea. Stem is prostrate, decumbent, or erect, usually light brown, simple or branched, sometimes slightly woody at base; main branches arising from proximal part of plant.

    Leaves

    Leaves are fleshy, semi-cylindrical, and simple and arranged alternatively, with one leaf per node along the stem. Leaves blades are linear, usually sub-terete, sometimes flat, 10–50 mm long and 0.8–1.7 mm wide, apex blunt to acute. Leaves also absorb large amounts of salt and will turn red when oversaturated.

    Flowers

    The flower can be either radially symmetrical or bilaterally symmetrical. Flowers are tiny, 1-2 mm in diameter. Flowers occurs 1-3 together in axils of upper leaves, each with 5 green triangular sepals, no petals, and 5 pale yellow stamens. Flowering normally takes place in between July to October.

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    Seeds

    Seeds are monomorphic, lenticular, 1–2.2 mm diameter. Seed-coat is reddish-brown or black and reticulate.

    The life cycle of Suaeda maritima is known to be mainly annually. The plant will perform its entire life cycle from seed to flower then back to a seed within a single growing season. All roots, stems and leaves of the Suaeda maritima plant will die and the only thing that can bridge the gap between each generation is a dormant seed.

    Culinary Uses

    • Young leaves can be consumed raw or cooked.
    • It has a pleasant salty flavor; they make a nice addition in small quantities to a salad.
    • They are often mixed with other vegetables in order to reduce their saltiness.
    • The young shoots are pickled in vinegar and eaten on their own or used as a relish.
    • Seed can be consumed raw or cooked.
    • Local people in Samut Songkram province use sea blite for different types of cooking such as traditional sea blite salad, sea blite curry with crabs, or scalded sea blite with chili paste.
    • In the South of India, sea blite is pickled in vinegar or used for cooking as well as domestic animal food.

    References:

    https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=20662#null

    https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=486847

    https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Suaeda+maritima

    https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/117385

    https://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/b/bliase57.html

    http://luirig.altervista.org/schedenam/fnam.php?taxon=Suaeda+maritima+ssp.+maritima

    http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2484020

    https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/169432-Suaeda-maritima

    https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/266351

    https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Annual%20Sea-Blite.html

    https://plants.jstor.org/compilation/Suaeda.maritima

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suaeda_maritima

    https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/SUEMA

    http://www.naturalmedicinalherbs.net/herbs/s/suaeda-maritima=sea-blite.php

    https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=SUMA

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    Sea Blite Scientific Classification

    Scientific Name: Suaeda maritima

    Rank Scientific Name & (Common Name)
    Kingdom Plantae (Plants)
    Subkingdom Tracheobionta (Vascular plants)
    Infrakingdom Streptophyta  (land plants)
    Superdivision Spermatophyta (Seed plants)
    Division Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
    Sub Division Spermatophytina  (spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames)
    Class Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)
    Subclass Caryophyllidae
    Super Order Caryophyllanae
    Order Caryophyllales
    Family Amaranthaceae  (pigweed, amaranths)
    Genus Suaeda Forssk. ex J.F. Gmel. (seepweed)
    Species Suaeda maritima (L.) Dumort. (herbaceous seepweed)
    Synonyms
    • Atriplex maritima (L.) Crantz
    • Chenopodina aestuaria Dumort
    • Chenopodina bacciformis Dumort
    • Chenopodina filiformis Moq
    • Chenopodina maritima (L.) Moq
    • Chenopodina maritima var. erecta Moq
    • Chenopodina maritima var. vulgaris Moq
    • Chenopodina prostrata (Pall.) Moq
    • Chenopodina sativa Moq
    • Chenopodina spicata Moq
    • Chenopodina tortuosa Moq
    • Chenopodium crassifolium Desf
    • Chenopodium filiforme Dumort
    • Chenopodium hortense Raddi ex Moq
    • Chenopodium hostii Ledeb
    • Chenopodium jacquinii Ten
    • Chenopodium macrocarpum Desv
    • Chenopodium maritimum L
    • Chenopodium prostratum (Pall.) Schult
    • Chenopodium salsum Guss
    • Chenopodium spicatum Schult
    • Cochliospermum cavanillesii Lag
    • Dondia fernaldii Standl
    • Dondia maritima (L.) Druce
    • Lerchia maritima (L.) Kuntze
    • Salsola carnosa Moq
    • Salsola chenopodiana Moq
    • Salsola hostii Tratt
    • Salsola indica Willd
    • Salsola marina Moq
    • Salsola maritima (L.) M.Bieb
    • Salsola maritima (L.) Poir
    • Salsola nudiflora Wall
    • Salsola sativa Wight
    • Salsola scabra Moq
    • Salsola sedoides L
    • Salsola strobilifera Moq
    • Salsola succulenta Moq
    • Salsola trigyna Steud
    • Schoberia crassifolia Steud
    • Schoberia dumortieri Steud
    • Schoberia indica (Willd.) Kostel
    • Schoberia linifolia Nutt. ex Moq
    • Schoberia macrocarpa C.A.Mey
    • Schoberia maritima (L.) C.A.Mey
    • Schoberia montana Nutt. ex Moq
    • Suaeda albescens Lázaro Iberia
    • Suaeda cavanillesiana (Lázaro Iberia) Cout
    • Suaeda chenopodioides Pall
    • Suaeda fernaldii (Standl.) Standl
    • Suaeda indica (Willd.) Moq
    • Suaeda maritima var. cavanillesiana Lázaro Iberia
    • Suaeda maritima var. maritima
    • Suaeda maritima var. perennans Maire
    • Suaeda maritima subsp. richii (Fernald) Bassett & Crompton
    • Suaeda maritima var. vulgaris Moq
    • Suaeda nudiflora Moq
    • Suaeda prostrata Pall
    • Suaeda richii Fernald
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