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Sesuvium portulacastrum

Sesuvium

sea-purslane
Habit Herbs succulent, glabrous.
Roots

fibrous.
Stems

prostrate, forming mats, not rooting at nodes.
Leaves

usually flat;

margins entire;

petiole bases tapered or clasping.
Inflorescences

axillary;

flowers solitary;

bracts 0 or 2.
Flowers

hypanthia obconic;

calyx lobes 5, hooded or beaked near tip;

petals absent;

stamens connate proximally;

ovaries half inferior;

styles 2–5.
Fruits

capsules; ovoid to obconic; dehiscence circumscissile.

Sesuvium portulacastrum

Sesuvium
Distribution
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Discussion

Temperate and tropical regions worldwide. ~8 species; 1 species treated in Flora.

Source Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 62
Stephen Meyers
Sibling taxa
S. verrucosum
Subordinate taxa
S. verrucosum
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