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Sesuvium portulacastrum

sea-purslane, shoreline seapurslane, cenicilla
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

sea-purslane, shoreline seapurslane, cenicilla

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Sesuvium portulacastrum

Familia:

Aizoaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

Flower

Tamaño:

.3–.5 ft tall by wide–spreading ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

pink, lavender

Color de la fruta:

Fenología:

Evergreen. Succulent. Blooms year round

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers, Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Use as a groundcover in moist coastal settings.

Consideraciones:

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries

Propagación:

Division.

Luz:

Full Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Aquatic -a- Not wet but not extremely dry

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salt

Suelo u otro sustrato:

pH del suelo:

Calcareous (high pH)

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B,11

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
Vouchered
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Butterflies

Nectar plant for Miami blue (Cyclargus thomasi bethunebakeri) butterflies (USFWS, Federal Register, 2011-08-10 ) Attracts native bees including metallic bees.

Hábitats nativos:

Coastal forests, coastal dunes

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

The succulent leaves are edible and somewhat salty.

Comentarios generales:

An important sand stabilizer in the pioneer zone of beach dunes and can tolerate occasional flooding by sea water.
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Florida Wildflower Foundation. (2024). Flower Friday: Shoreline seapurslane. ( https://www.flawildflowers.org/flower-friday-sesuvium-portulacastrum/ ). Accessed 2026. Florida Wildflower Foundation, Maitland, FL.


Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.


Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.


Payne, Daniel. (2025). Sesumvium porulacastrum (Perennial sea purslane). ( https://naturescapesofbeaufort.com/product/sesuvium-portulacastrum-sea-purslane/ ). Accessed 2026. Naturescapes, Beaufort, SC.


Rogers, George. (2017). Sea-Purslane and the Sucky Salt (blog post) [in] Treasure Coast Natives. ( https://treasurecoastnatives.wordpress.com/2017/08/18/sea-purslane-and-the-sucky-salt/ ). Accessed 2026.


U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. (2011). Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Emergency Listing of the Miami Blue Butterfly as Endangered, and Emergency Listing of the Cassius Blue, Ceraunus Blue, and Nickerbean Blue Butterflies as Threatened Due to Similarity of Appearance to the Miami Blue Butterfly. ( https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-08-10/pdf/2011-19812.pdf ). Accessed 2026.

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