Sesuvium portulacastrum
Sesuvium verrucosum
verrucose sea-purslane, western sea-purslane
to 1 m, forming mats to ~2 m in diameter.
? 4 cm.
pedicels 0–2 mm.
calyx lobes ovate-lanceolate, 2–9 mm, green abaxially; rose or orange adaxially;
margins scarious;
stamens ~30;
filaments reddish;
styles 5;
stigmas 2–5.
ovoid-globose, 4–5 mm.
20–40; ~1 mm, brown to black; shiny; smooth.
Sesuvium portulacastrum
Sesuvium verrucosum
Margins of saline or alkaline areas. Flowering Apr–Sep. 50–1400 m. BR. CA, NV; southeast to LA, south to Mexico; South America. Native.
In Oregon, S. verrucosum is only known from desert alkali playas (except for one 1902 collection from ballast in Portland). However, in other regions the species can be found in coastal, saline wetlands. Further taxonomic investigation is needed.
Stephen Meyers
CA
Flora NW
PNW Herbaria
WildflowerSearch
iNaturalist
USDA Plants Database
OR
