Where to Find Sea Beans?

Sea Beans are commonly found along the coast, growing wild in the salty soil and even inland growing in the muddy banks of salt flats and marshes. Sea Beans have found a place on restaurant dishes in coastal cities thanks in part to an increase in popularity of foraged items and farmer's markets.

Are sea-beans rare?

But her favorite treasures are sea beans, the seeds from tropical plants that catch rides on ocean currents and travel the world. ... Sea beans are a rare find along the Outer Banks, especially south of Cape Hatteras.

Where do sea-beans originate?

Sea beans are seeds and seed pods from tropical plants that float the world's oceans for years, coming from the west coast of Africa, the Amazon Basin, or the islands of the Caribbean before appearing on the Padre Island National Seashore.