| Sesuvium maritimum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Genus: | Sesuvium |
| Species: | S. maritimum
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| Binomial name | |
| Sesuvium maritimum | |
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Description
editFlowers: Flowers are typically sessile and solitary with actinomorphic symmetry flowering begins in June and continues until September.[1] The flower parts consist of 5 stamen, an ovary with 3-5 carpels, and 5 sepals which are fused to form a cup. [2] Sepals are 2-3 mm long and attached near the summit of the calyx tube.
Fruit: Plants produce dry dehiscent, ovoid capsules between 4-5 mm in length that appear soon after flowering and persist until September.[3] The seeds produced are typically smooth and vary in color from black to brown as well as the amount produced which can be between 30-50. [3]
Conservation Status
editGlobally, Sesuvium maritimum has a conservation status of G5 (Globally secure).[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Vascular Plants of North Carolina". auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ "Sesuvium maritimum (annual sea-purslane): Go Botany". gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ^ a b "Sesuvium maritimum in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2022-04-14.