Aizoaceae

Verrucose sea-purslane

Sesuvium verrucosum Raf.

Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Sesuvium

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Verrucose sea-purslane (Sesuvium verrucosum) — FlowerPhoto: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Verrucose sea-purslane, Verrucose seapurslane, Sea purslane, Western seapurslane, Western sea-purslane

Synonyms

Sesuvium erectum Correll
Sesuvium sessile Larrañaga

Flowers

In flower: March to November (from 323 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual, Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Irene, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Mike Heine, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Justin Quintanilla, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kevin Floyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Justin Quintanilla, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ryan Donnelly, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, 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.