Aizoaceae
Tropical seapurslane
Sesuvium crithmoides
- Family
- Aizoaceae
- Genus
- Sesuvium
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Tropical seapurslane
- Russian
- Сезувиум тропический
Synonyms
- Halimus crystallinus (Welw. ex Oliv.) Kuntze
- Halimus mesembrianthemoides (Wawra) Hiern
- Halimus portulacastrum var. crithmoides (Welw.) Hiern
- Sesuvium crystallinum Welw. ex Oliv.
- Sesuvium mesembryanthemoides Wawra
- Sesuvium mesembryanthemoides Welw.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Herbarium of the University of Coimbra, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.