A fast-growing annual herb with mealy, pale green foliage and inconspicuous flowers followed by seeds. Commonly considered a weed but edible when young and nutritionally dense.

A drought-tolerant shrub with silvery-gray foliage and distinctive four-winged seeds, excellent for arid and semi-arid landscapes. Highly resilient to salt, heat, and poor soils.

Good King Henry is a perennial vegetable with spinach-like leaves and edible shoots, historically valued as a spring green and potherb. It self-seeds readily and is a low-maintenance addition to permaculture systems.

Celosia argentea, commonly called Quail Grass, is a tender annual with velvety, feathery flower plumes in shades of red, pink, purple, yellow, or white. It thrives in warm weather and provides excellent cut flowers and garden color throughout summer.

A native evergreen to semi-deciduous desert shrub with fine-textured foliage. Its leaves and seeds are edible, and the leaves are sometimes eaten cooked as a salty green; it is sometimes grown for its edible parts, which are minor.

A fast-growing warm-season annual with reddish stems and dense, upright flower spikes. Highly adaptable and often considered a weed, though it can be cultivated ornamentally for its attractive foliage and seed heads.

A succulent halophyte with fleshy, segmented stems that tastes pleasantly salty and crunchy. Highly valued as an edible green and natural salt source in coastal salt marsh permaculture systems.