| Title | Caper |
| Origtitle | Euphorbia Lathyris |
| Caption | Seed and plant |
| Source | Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States. Canada Vol II Portulacaceae to Menyanthaceae page 376 |
| Origin | book |
Sacquenummener. These berries look like capers, but are somewhat larger. They grow in clusters on a plant or herb found in shallow waters. If boiled eight or nine hours they give good, wholesome food, but if they are eaten raw they will make a man frantic and extremely sick for a time.; http://www.nps.gov/fora/forteachers/the-second-part.htm; [NB VJB] This is another ‘problem’ description. I keyed in on ‘look like capers” “grow in clusters in shallow water” “eaten raw . . . make a man frantic or sick”; Stems thick and fleshy, segmented. Sometimes used to make pickles. Very salty bitter taste when eaten ‘fresh’. Boiling should reduce bitterness and salt. The individual segments might look like ‘berries’ or’capers’.; Medsger p.163 Saltwort, Glasswort, Pickle Plant, ; Radford p.420 Could be either Salicornia bigelovii Torrey or S. virginica L., both called Glasswort. ;