Sea asparagus, Salicornia virginica and S. maritima, Chenopodiaceae is found in the upper edge of the tidal zone.  Here on a spit at the entrance of Sooke basin, Sooke, BC, Vancouver Island.  Pick wash and eat raw or cooked.  Salty.

Native American Uses:  Dried and ground for used in cakes, bread, typically sweetened with honey.  Stems eaten as food by Salish and Heiltzug, Gosiute.

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 Medicine:  External use by Heiltzuk (whole aerial parts ofplants) to treat edema, pain, arthritis, rheumatism

Photo:  Sea asparagus at upper tide zone edge...Whiffen Spit, Sooke, Vancouver Island, B.C., Canada.