Difference between revisions of "Sesuvium trianthemoides"
Rhodora 68: 422. 1966.
Common names: Texas sea-purslane
Endemic
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Latest revision as of 21:56, 5 November 2020
Plants annual, papillate with crystalline globules occasional, glabrous. Stems prostrate, branched, 1–4 dm. Leaves: petiole clasping, broadly scarious-winged at base; blade oblanceolate to spatulate, 3–5 cm, widest distally, base tapered. Inflorescences: flowers solitary; pedicel absent. Flowers: calyx lobes triangular-ovate, with small apical appendages, 3.5 mm; stamens 5; filaments 1 mm; pistil 2-carpellate; ovary 2-loculed; styles 2. Capsules ovoid-ellipsoid, 4.5 mm. Seeds 10, brown, 1.5 mm, rugose with granular ridges.
Phenology: Flowering summer (Jun–Aug).
Habitat: Wet depressions in coastal sand dunes
Elevation: 0-4 m
Discussion
Apparently Sesuvium trianthemoides is known only from the type locality. Additional investigation may reveal this entity should be included in S. maritimum.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.