Glasswort

Tags: Foraging, Weeds and herbs Description: Glasswort is a small plant, only 5–10 cm tall. It looks like a miniature cactus with small, spreading branches that point upwards. The whole plant is fleshy just like a cactus, and therefore tolerates drying out. The colour is green or reddish. The flowers are almost impossible to see. Use: Glasswort is good to eat raw. Since it grows in places much affected by salt water, it tastes salty and adds good seasoning to a salad. Habitat type: Coast Edible: Yes Written by: Lærke Stewart

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Glasswort. Photo: Thue, CC0 (no copyright), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/Salicornia_europaea_Thue_1.JPG, via Wikimedia Commons

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Close-up of the leaves of glasswort. Photo: S.Ahmadihayeri, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons