Shoreline Seapurslane

Sesuvium portulacastrum L. Syst. Nat. ed. 10. 105S. 1759
Porlulaca Portulacastrum L. Sp. PI. 446. 1755.
iSesuvium revolutifolium Ortega, Dec. 19. 1797.
tSesuvium Ortegae Spreng. Bot. Gart. Halle Naehtr. 1: 36. 1801.
Sesuvium pedunculatum Pers. Syn. PI. 2: 39. 1806.
Sesuvium sessile Pers. Syn. PI. 2: 39. 1806.
Halimus Portulacastrum Kuntze, Rev. Gen. 263. 1891.
A glabrous, flesh} 7 , perennial herb, with trailing stems, often rooting at the lower nodes and sometimes forming patches 2 m. broad; leaf-blades oblanceolate to oblong, 1.5-6 cm. long, 3-15 mm. broad, acute or acutish at the apex, the base clasping; flowers pedicelled, solitary in the axils; calyx-lobes lanceolate, 5.5-7 mm. long, 2-4.5 mm. broad at the base, hooded, purple within, the back prolonged into an appendage; stamens numerous; filaments 4.5-5.5 mm. long; anthers oblong-elliptic, 1-1.2 mm. long; ovary ovoid-globose, 3-3.5 mm. long, 3-3.2 mm. in diameter; styles sometimes distinct to the base; capsule conic, 9-11 mm. high, 5-6 mm. in diameter; seeds black, 1.2-1.5 mm. long, smooth and lustrous.
Tvpe locality: Curacao.
Distribution: Southeastern United States to Texas; Bermuda; West Indies; Mexico; Central America; also in South America and the Old World tropics.