Sesuvium maritimum (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Aizoaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Sesuvium maritimum (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

  • Description

    Species Description - Annual, glabrous and succulent throughout, prostrate to ascending, 1–3 dm, freely branched; lvs oblanceolate to broadly spatulate, 1–3 cm, the members of a pair commonly unequal; sep 2–3 mm including the short appendage; stamens 5; fr ovoid, 4 mm; seeds numerous, smooth, under 1 mm. Sea-beaches; N.Y. to Tex. and W.I.; scattered inland in Kans. and Okla. July–Sept.