Characteristics
Dicots
Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.)L.
SHORELINE SEAPURSLANE
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Native
FACW (NWPL)
FACW (DEP)
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Citation
SESUVIUM PORTULACASTRUM (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 1058. 1759.
Portulaca portulacastrum Linnaeus 1753.
CURACAO: Without data (lectotype: Hermann, Parad. Bat. t. 212. 1698). Lectotypified by Wijnands, Bot. Commelins 175. 1983.
Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
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County
Herbaria
Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Bay
FLAS
Brevard
USF
Broward
FLAS
Charlotte
USF
Citrus
USF
Collier
USF
Duval
FLAS
Escambia
USF
Flagler
FLAS
Franklin
FLAS
Synonyms
Synonym
Full Citation
Basionym
Type
Halimus portulacastrum
Halimus portulacastrum (Linnaeus) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 263. 1891.
BASIONYM: Portulaca portulacastrum Linnaeus 1753.
Portulaca portulacastrum
Portulaca portulacastrum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 446. 1753.
TYPE: 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.
BASIONYM: Trianthema polyandra Blume 1826.
Sesuvium ayresii
Sesuvium ayresii Marais, Kew Bull. 32: 483. 1978.
TYPE: MAURITIUS: Fort William, Sep 1860, Ayres s.n. (holotype: K).
Sesuvium brevifolium
Sesuvium brevifolium Schumacher & Thonning, in Schumacher, Beskr. Guin. Pl. 233. 1827.
TYPE: Without data, Isert s.n. (lectotype: C). Lectotypified by Hepper, W. Afric. Herb. Isert Thonning 1976.
Sesuvium distylum
Sesuvium distylum Ridley, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 27: 38. 1890.
TYPE: BRAZIL: Pernambuco: Fernando de Noronha, Rat Island, 29 Aug 1887, Ridley et al. 61 (holotype: BM; isotype: K).
Sesuvium longifolium
Sesuvium longifolium Humboldt & Bonpland ex Willdenow, Enum. Pl. 521. 1809.
TYPE: Without data, Stübel 16 (neotype: B). Neotypified by Bohley et al., Syst. Bot. 42: 139. 2017.
Sesuvium microphyllum
Sesuvium microphyllum Willdenow, Enum. Pl. 521. 1809.
TYPE: CUBA: Havana, s.d., Humboldt & Bonpland s.n. (lectotype: B). Neotypified by Bohley et al., Syst. Bot. 42: 139. 2017.
Sesuvium ortegae
Sesuvium ortegae Sprengel, Bot. Gart. Halle, Nachtr. 36. 1801.
Sesuvium parviflorum
Sesuvium parviflorum de Candolle, Prodr. 3: 453. 1828, nom. illegit.
BASIONYM: Sesuvium pedunculatum Persoon 1806.
Specimens and Distribution
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Counties listed: Alvarado Mun., Baldwin, Brevard, Cameron Par., Charlotte, Citrus, Clarendon Par., Collier, Escambia, Georgetown, Harrison, Hernando, Hillsborough, Indian River, Isla Vieques Mun., Jackson, Lee, Loíza Mun., Manatee, McIntosh, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Nueces, Orange, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Sarasota, St. Andrew Par., St. Johns, St. Lucie, Tecolutla Mun., Volusia
Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1895 - 2019
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