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06-03-2011, 07:34 PM
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| | | Sea beet?
Is this sea beet? It is growing in clumps along the shoreline of Langstone Harbour. 
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06-03-2011, 09:25 PM
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Certainly looks like it - the older stems are reddish, and the new glossy leaves are the right shape. I believe you can eat it like spinach!
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06-03-2011, 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Hedera  Certainly looks like it - the older stems are reddish, and the new glossy leaves are the right shape. I believe you can eat it like spinach! | Thank you  .
I have not tried to eat it and I am not too sure I will  . I wonder if anyone on here has tried it.
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06-03-2011, 10:47 PM
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I agree, Sea Beet, Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima.
I tried it many years ago, from just up the road on Hayling Island. If I remember, it was very tough and not particularly palatable. I think it would probably need 'blanching' for a few weeks before eating, rather like Sea Kale.
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06-03-2011, 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Dorts I agree, Sea Beet, Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima.
I tried it many years ago, from just up the road on Hayling Island. If I remember, it was very tough and not particularly palatable. I think it would probably need 'blanching' for a few weeks before eating, rather like Sea Kale.
Dorts. | Thankyou for your reply
I have looked up this plant on Wikipedia and it is described as edible cooked or raw. From your experience, I am pretty sure I shall not try it.
BTW this plant was on Hayling Island, near the Oysterbeds.
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