Batis maritima
L.
Saltwort, Turtleweed
Batis maritima is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
Bloom Period
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
Occurs in wetlands
coastal, salt-marsh
Coastal Strand, Coastal Salt Marsh, wetland-riparian
[Wikipedia] Culinary & Medicinal Uses: Leaves occasionally are added to salads in Puerto Rico, it has also been used as a pot herb, puree and pickle [1] . The seeds are added to salads, they can be toasted or “popped” like corn. The Comcáac used the roots to sweeten coffee before they had access to sugar.[7] The yellow to golden hued meal is used for food.[4] Due to its high oil content it has the potential to be an oil crop. Batis maritima has been used in folk herbal medicine in Puerto Rico to treat gout, eczema, psoriasis, rheumatism, blood disorders, and thyroid disorders (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
