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sea purslane
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sea purslane

Sesuvium portulacastrum

Sesuvium portulacastrum is a sprawling perennial herb that grows in coastal areas throughout much of the world. It is commonly known as shoreline purslane or (ambiguously) "sea purslane," in English, and dampalit in Tagalog.

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

sea purslane in Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.336

sea purslane in Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)

Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)

Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.72

sea purslane in Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)

Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)

Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.71

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 130743.