Sesuvium portulacastrum subsp. portulacastrum
Also known as: Aizoon montevidense Spreng. ex Rohr +15 more
- Aizoon montevidense Spreng. ex Rohr
- Halimus portulacastrum (L.) Kuntze
- Polycarpon uniflorum Walter
- Portulaca portulacastrum L.
- Psammanthe marina Hance
- Pyxipoma polyandrum Fenzl
- Sesuvium acutifolium Miq.
- Sesuvium brevifolium Schumach. & Thonn.
- Sesuvium distylum Ridl.
- Sesuvium edule Wight ex Wall.
- Sesuvium longifolium Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
- Sesuvium pedunculatum Pers.
- Sesuvium portulaca Crantz
- Sesuvium portulacastrum f. albiflorum Kayama
- Sesuvium portulacastrum var. pedunculatum (Pers.) Cambess.
- Sesuvium portulacastrum var. subsessile Cambess.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Subspecies
- Botanical Family: Aizoaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub or shrub.
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Sesuvium portulacastrum subsp. portulacastrum is a succulent shrub belonging to the Aizoaceae family. Found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, North America, the Pacific, and South America, this subspecies is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. It is a naturally occurring subspecies of Sesuvium portulacastrum, which is linked below, along with other subspecies of this species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Succulent
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, NORTHERN AMERICA, PACIFIC, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Australia, Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Macaronesia, Malesia, Mexico, North-Central Pacific, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, Northern South America, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, South-Central Pacific, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southern Africa, Southern South America, Southwestern Pacific, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Aldabra, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Aruba, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cayman Is., Chile North, China Southeast, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) I., Colombia, Comoros, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Gabon, Galápagos, Georgia, Ghana, Gilbert Is., Guatemala, Guinea, Gulf States, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, Laccadive Is., Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Line Is., Louisiana, Madagascar, Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Morocco, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel Is., Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Netherlands Antilles, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicaragua, Niue, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Phoenix Is., Pitcairn Is., Puerto Rico, Queensland, Samoa, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., Somalia, South Carolina, South China Sea, Southwest Caribbean, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Surinam, Taiwan, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Tunisia, Turks-Caicos Is., Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Wake I., Wallis-Futuna Is., Western Australia, Western Sahara, Windward Is., Zaïre
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Pennsylvania
Base Species & Variations