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Sesuvium verrucosum
Also called Verrucose Sea-Purslane, Sea purslane, Western seapurslane
Verrucose seapurslane is a mat-forming perennial succulent herb from coastal and saline areas, prized for its gray-green, crystal-studded foliage and small pink flowers. It grows best in full sun with well-drained, sandy soil and tolerates salt and heat.
Sesuvium verrucosum is a species of flowering plant in the family Aizoaceae known by the common names western sea-purslane and verrucose sea-purslane.
It is a perennial herb producing many branching prostrate stems up to 1 metre (3+1⁄2 feet) long, forming a mat up to 2 m (6+1⁄2 ft) tall and wide. The gray-green herbage is verrucose, covered densely in crystalline bumps. The stems are lined with leaves of varying shapes which measure up to 4 centimetres (1+1⁄2 inches) long. The flowers, about 1 cm (3⁄8 in) across, occur in the leaf axils. They have no petals, but the five, pointed sepals are generally bright pink to reddish or orange in color with a thick, verrucose outer surface. At the centre of the flower is a ring of stamens around the central ovary. The fruit is a capsule about 50 cm (20 in) long, containing many seeds.
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