Sesuvium maritimum (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Aizoaceae
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Scientific Name
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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.