Sesuvium
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Sesuvium is a genus of flowering plant
s in the ice plant family, Aizoaceae
. The roughly eight species it contains are commonly known as sea-purslanes.
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the ice plant family, Aizoaceae
Aizoaceae
The Family Aizoaceae or Ficoidaceae is a taxon of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing 135 genera and about 1900 species. They are commonly known as stone plants or carpet weeds. Species that resemble stones or pebbles are sometimes called mesembs...
. The roughly eight species it contains are commonly known as sea-purslanes.
Selected species
- Sesuvium crithmoides Welw. – Tropical Sea-purslane
- Sesuvium edmonstonei Hook.f.Joseph Dalton HookerSir Joseph Dalton Hooker OM, GCSI, CB, MD, FRS was one of the greatest British botanists and explorers of the 19th century. Hooker was a founder of geographical botany, and Charles Darwin's closest friend...
- Sesuvium maritimum (WalterThomas Walter (botanist)Thomas Walter was a British-born American botanist. He is best known for his book Flora Caroliniana , an early yet fairly complete catalog of the flowering plants of South Carolina.-References:...
) B.S.P. – Slender Sea-purslane - Sesuvium microphyllum Willd. – Galápagos Carpet Weed
- Sesuvium portulacastrumSesuvium portulacastrumSesuvium portulacastrum, commonly known as shoreline purslane or "sea purslane", is a sprawling perennial herb that grows in coastal areas throughout much of the world.-Description:...
(L.) L. – Shoreline Sea-purslane - Sesuvium sessile Pers. – Western Sea-purslane
- Sesuvium trianthemoides Correll – Texas Sea-purslane
- Sesuvium verrucosumSesuvium verrucosumSesuvium verrucosum is a species of flowering plant in the iceplant family known by the common names western sea-purslane and verrucose sea-purslane. It is native to the Americas, where it can be found in the southwestern quadrant of the United States, Mexico, and parts of South America...
Raf. – Verrucose Sea-purslane