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Sesuvium maritimum
Sesuvium maritimum (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
Slender Seapurslane
Aizoaceae (Fig-Marigold Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: SEMA3
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: AnnualHabit: Herb
Leaf Arrangement: Opposite
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Stems prostrate to ascending, up to about 16 inches long.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Pink , PurpleBloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec
Bloom Notes: Flowers summer-fall in much of range. May flower year-round in SE Texas.
Distribution
USA: AL , DE , FL , GA , KS , LA , MD , MS , NC , NJ , NY , OK , PA , SC , TX , VANational Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACW | FACW | OBL | FACW | FACW | FACW |
Wildflower Center Seed Bank
LBJWC-1195 Collected 2008-08-10 in Galveston County by Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower CenterWeb Reference
Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic BotanyWebref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Sesuvium maritimum in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Sesuvium maritimum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Sesuvium maritimum
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-06-12Research By: DEW