Sesuvium Portulacastrum

Taxonomy:       

Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophytes Class: Angiosperms Class: Eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Aizoaceae Genus: Sesuvium Species: S.portulacastrum

             

Synonym:

Portulaca portulacastrum, Halimis portulacastrum,

Sesuvium acutifolium, Trianthema polyandrum Blume

 

How to identify it?

Sesuvium portulacastrum is a perennial herbaceous plant found in Algeria from the Aizoaceae family that grows in coastal areas throughout most of the world. It is known as Sea purslane, and it is a creeping herb, with creeping erect stems, succulents, thick oval-shaped leaves up to 30 cm high, with smooth and glossy green leaves, pink or purple flowers. Sesuvium portulacastrum grows in sandy coast, flats and salt marshes. It is native to Africa, Asia and Australia.

 

  

Type Of Plant	Life Cycle	Height	Flowering Time	Altitude
Herbaceous	Perennial	10  to 40 c m	Mar to July	0 - 200 m

 

Mediterranean	Edible	Color	Abundance	Toxicity
Yes	Yes	Purple Pink White	Common	No

 

Other Common Name:

Arabic	Berber/Targui	English	French	Other Name
E-Delb		Sea Purslane	Pourpier bord de mer	Cenicilla

 

Related species:

§  Sesuvium crithmoides

§  Sesuvium maritimum

§  Sesuvium sesuvioides

§  Sesuvium trianthemoides