Aizoaceae
Shoreline seapurslane
Sesuvium portulacastrum
- Family
- Aizoaceae
- Genus
- Sesuvium
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Common names
By language (19)
- Arabic
- سيسوفيوم بورتولاكاستروم
- Chinese
- 海馬齒, 海马齿, 小花海馬齒, 小花海马齿
- Dutch
- Zeepostelein
- English
- Shoreline seapurslane, Sea purslane, Sea-purslane, Seaside purslane, Shoreline sea-purslane, Sea pickle, Shoreline purslane, Little-leaf seapurslane
- Filipino
- Dampalit, Shoreline purslane
- Finnish
- Meritähtipäivikki
- French
- Pourpier de mer
- German
- Crithmus indicus Rumph.
- Hawaiian
- `Akulikuli, Akulikuli, ʻĀkulikuli
- Japanese
- ミルスベリヒユ
- mnw
- ခဍာ်မုက်၊ တၞံ
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Strandportulakk
- pap
- Banana di ref
- Persian
- سسویوم پرتالاکستروم
- Russian
- Сезувиум портулаковидный
- Tamil
- கடல் வழுக்கைக்கீரை
- Thai
- ผักเบี้ยทะเล
- Tongan
- Kihikihimaka
- Vietnamese
- Hải châu
Synonyms
- Aizoon canariense Andrews
- Aizoon montevidense Spreng. ex Rohr
- Halimus maritima Kuntze
- Halimus portulacastrum (L.) Kuntze
- Portulaca portulacastrum L.
- Portulaca portulacastrum L.
- Pyxipoma polyandrum Fenzl
- Sesuvium distylum Ridl.
- Sesuvium edule Wight ex Wall.
- Sesuvium longifolium Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
- Sesuvium microphyllum Willd.
- Sesuvium parviflorum DC.
- Sesuvium pedunculatum Pers.
- Sesuvium portulaca Crantz
- Sesuvium portulacastrum f. albiflorum Kayama
- Sesuvium portulacastrum var. griseum O.Deg. & Fosberg
- Sesuvium portulacastrum var. pedunculatum (Pers.) Cambess.
- Sesuvium portulacastrum var. revolutum (Pers.) Sims
- Sesuvium portulacastrum var. subsessile Cambess.
- Sesuvium repens Willd.
- Sesuvium sessiliflorum Dombey ex Rohrb.
- Sesuvium spathulatum Kunth
- Sesuvium uvifolium Sessé & Moc.
- Trianthema americanum Gillies ex Arn.
- Trianthema griseum (O.Deg. & Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg.
- Trianthema polyandrum Blume
- Trianthema portulacastrum var. hildebrandii O.Deg. & I.Deg.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: native, Lower 48 states: native, Pacific Basin: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: by Eric Guinther, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Robert McPherson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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More in Sesuvium
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- Tropical seapurslaneSesuvium crithmoidesAizoaceae
- Texas seapurslaneSesuvium trianthemoidesAizoaceae
- Sesuvium ayresiiAizoaceae
- PanalSesuvium humifusumAizoaceae
- Sesuvium rubriflorumAizoaceae
- Sesuvium sesuvioidesAizoaceae
- Sesuvium hydaspicumAizoaceae
- Sesuvium mezianumAizoaceae
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.