| Sesuvium | |
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| Sesuvium portulacastrum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Subfamily: | Sesuvioideae |
| Genus: | Sesuvium L. |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms | |
Sesuvium is a genus of flowering plants in the ice plant family, Aizoaceae. The roughly eight species it contains are commonly known as sea-purslanes.[2]
Selected species
- Sesuvium crithmoides Welw. – Tropical sea-purslane
- Sesuvium edmonstonei Hook.f. – Galápagos carpet weed
- Sesuvium maritimum (Walter) B.S.P. – Slender sea-purslane
- Sesuvium microphyllum Willd.
- Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L. – Shoreline sea-purslane
- Sesuvium sessile Pers. – Western sea-purslane
- Sesuvium trianthemoides Correll – Texas sea-purslane
- Sesuvium verrucosum Raf. – Verrucose sea-purslane[2]
References
- ↑ "Sesuvium L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
- 1 2 "Sesuvium". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
External links
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Data related to Sesuvium at Wikispecies
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