Sesuvium portulacastrum

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Species Distribution Map
Family:AIZOACEAE
Species:Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L.
Common Name:Shoreline Sea Purslane; Large Sea Purslane
Habitat:Sandy beaches.
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:SEPO2
Plant Notes:Shoreline Sea Purslane is a native herbaceous perennial in the Ice-Plant family (Aizoaceae). It can be found in coastal areas of Alabama. Shoreline Sea Purslane occurs in wet sand soils in full sun on beaches, in dune depressions, along brackish wetlands, and in disturbed areas. It is a prostrate mat-forming perennial rooting at the nodes. Individual stems are 3-5 feet in length. The stems are somewhat succulent, green or reddish in color, and glabrous. Leaves are opposite, petiolate, oblanceolate to elliptic in outline, entire, and glabrous. The base of the leaf is clasping. Flowers are solitary in the axils of the leaves. Each flower has 5 petaloid calyx lobes that are green on the outer surface and pink-purple on the inner surface. There are no petals. Each flower has 30 stamens and a 5-locule ovary. The fruit is a capsule with 30-60 shiny black seed. Shoreline Sea Purslane is one of the most salt-tolerant of all coastal plants, and has been used as a ground cover in coastal areas and to prevent beach erosion. Shoreline Sea Purslane can be eaten raw although it is very salty. Plants are generally boiled in water or made into pickles to reduce the saltiness. It is high in vitamin C.—A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FACW (NWI)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyAIZOACEAE - Fig-Marigold or Ice-Plant family
Genus Sesuvium
Species Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L. - Shoreline Sea Purslane; Large Sea Purslane

Citation

Citation Sesuvium portulacastrum (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1058. 1759.
Basionym: Portulaca portulacastrum L. 1753.
Type: CURACAO: Without data (lectotype: Hermann, Parad. Bat. t. 212. 1698). Lectotypified by Wijnands, Bot. Commelins 175. 1983.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Halimus portulacastrum Halimus portulacastrum (Linnaeus) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 263. 1891.Portulaca portulacastrum Linnaeus 1753. 
Portulaca portulacastrum Portulaca portulacastrum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 446. 1753. CURACAO: Without data (lectotype: Hermann, Parad. Bat. t. 212. 1698). Lectotypified by Wijnands, Bot. Commelins 175. 1983
Pyxipoma polyandra Pyxipoma polyandra (Blume) Fenzl, Ann. Wiener Mus. Naturgesch. 2: 293. 1839.Trianthema polyandra Blume 1826. 
Sesuvium ortegae Sesuvium ortegae Sprengel, Bot. Gart. Halle, Nachtr. 36. 1801.  
Sesuvium pedunculatum Sesuvium pedunculatum Persoon, Syn. Pl. 2: 39. 1806. TYPE: INDIA:
Sesuvium polyandrum Sesuvium polyandrum (Blume) Fenzl ex Britten, in H. Forbes, Natur. Wand. E. Arch. 506. 1885.Trianthema polyandra Blume 1826. 
Sesuvium portulacastrum var. pedunculatum Sesuvium portulacastrum (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, var. pedunculatum (Persoon) Cambessedes, in A. Saint-Hilaire et al., Fl. Bras. Merid. 2: 199. 1830.Sesuvium pedunculatum Persoon 1806. 
Sesuvium repens Sesuvium repens Willdenow, Enum. Pl. 521. 1809. INDIA:
Sesuvium revolutifolium Sesuvium revolutifolium Ortega, Nov. Pl. Descr. Dec. 19. 1797. CUBA
Sesuvium revolutum Syn. Pl. 2: 39. 1806. TYPE: INDIA:
Sesuvium sessile Syn. Pl. 2: 39. 1806.  
Trianthema polyandra Bijdr. 1137. 1826-1827. INDONESIA:

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Covington, Mobile

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, BRIT, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1964 - 1978

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
USAM000000847 Mobile 24 Jun 1967 LeLong, Michel G.
4097		 USAM
Sesuvium portulacastrum (Linnaeus) Linnaeus
AMAL00007936 Mobile 25 May 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11883		 AMAL
Sesuvium portulacastrum (Linnaeus) Linnaeus
JSU107609 Mobile 14 Oct 1982 Whetstone, R. David
12779		 JSU
Sesuvium portulacastrum (Linnaeus) Linnaeus
AUA000026194 Baldwin 14 May 1955 Moore, William H.
 AUA
Sesuvium Portulacastrum L.
AMAL00018812 Baldwin 29 Oct 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13155b		 AMAL
Sesuvium portulacastrum (Linnaeus) Linnaeus
AUA000026195 Covington 30 Nov 1990 Diamond, Alvin R.
7192		 AUA
Sesuvium Portulacastrum L.
UNA00033061 Mobile 18 Nov 1978 Wiersema, John H.
485		 UNA
Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L.
AUA000026196 Mobile 25 May 1973 Taylor, John
13288		 AUA
Sesuvium Portulacastrum L.
UWAL0011946 Baldwin 02 Jul 2011 Keener, Brian R.
6580		 UWAL
Sesuvium portulacastrum (Linnaeus) Linnaeus
ALNHS00003612 Baldwin 8 Dec 2015 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#2128		 ALNHS
Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L
SAMF0003709 Mobile 09 Apr 2005 Davenport, Lawrence J.
3159		 SAMF
Sesuvium portulacastrum (Linnaeus) Linnaeus
JSU107608 Mobile 21 Jun 1998 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10343		 JSU
Sesuvium portulacastrum (Linnaeus) Linnaeus
BRIT68374 Mobile 25 May 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11883		 BRIT
Sesuvium portulacastrum (Linnaeus) Linnaeus
USAM000000849 Mobile 21 Aug 1967 LeLong, Michel G.
3616		 USAM
Sesuvium portulacastrum (Linnaeus) Linnaeus
BRIT68376 Mobile 26 Sep 1970 Rogers, Ken E.
603-B		 BRIT
Sesuvium portulacastrum (Linnaeus) Linnaeus
UNA00061147 Mobile 25 May 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11883		 UNA
Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L.
UWAL0032808 Mobile 02 Oct 2015 Keener, Brian R.
9275		 UWAL
Sesuvium portulacastrum (Linnaeus) Linnaeus
UWAL0043652 Baldwin 23 Aug 2001 Larsen, Harry S.
944		 UWAL
Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L.
BRIT68373 Mobile 07 Jun 1971 Kral, Robert
43051		 BRIT
Sesuvium portulacastrum (Linnaeus) Linnaeus
USAM000000850 Baldwin 04 Oct 1975 LeLong, Michel G.
8812		 USAM
Sesuvium portulacastrum (Linnaeus) Linnaeus
TROY000047270 Baldwin 04 Oct 1975 Lelong, Michel G.
8812		 TROY
Sesuvium portulacastrum (Linnaeus) Linnaeus
USAM000000848 Baldwin 13 Dec 1978 LeLong, Michel G.
10715		 USAM
Sesuvium portulacastrum (Linnaeus) Linnaeus
BRIT68375 Mobile 16 Apr 1967 Kral, Robert
28456		 BRIT
Sesuvium portulacastrum (Linnaeus) Linnaeus
UNA00033071 Baldwin _ Jul 1878 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L.
TROY000000798 Mobile 25 May 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11883		 TROY
Sesuvium portulacastrum (Linnaeus) Linnaeus
JSU107610 Mobile 27 Mar 1993 Ballard, J. Mark
1188		 JSU
Sesuvium portulacastrum (Linnaeus) Linnaeus
BRIT68377 Mobile 20 Aug 1968 Kral, Robert
32755		 BRIT
Sesuvium portulacastrum (Linnaeus) Linnaeus
ALNHS00000003 Mobile 21 Jun 1998 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10343		 ALNHS
Sesuvium portulacastrum L.
AUA000030783 Mobile 17 Apr 2010 Hansen, Curtis J.
4623		 AUA
Sesuvium Portulacastrum L.
BRIT68372 Mobile 01 Sep 1970 Rogers, Ken E.
4249		 BRIT
Sesuvium portulacastrum (Linnaeus) Linnaeus
TROY000040806 Baldwin 02 Jul 2011 Keener, Brian R.
6580		 TROY
Sesuvium portulacastrum (Linnaeus) Linnaeus
ALNHS00001343 Mobile 11 Jul 2012 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#614		 ALNHS
Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L.
ALNHS00004325 Mobile 07 Sep 2016 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#2462		 ALNHS
Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L.
UNA00033066 Mobile 09 May 1964 Deramus, Rebecca
D69		 UNA
Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L.
USAM000000846 Mobile 08 Nov 1975 LeLong, Michel G.
8904		 USAM
Sesuvium portulacastrum (Linnaeus) Linnaeus
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