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Sea Purslane

මුහුදු පුර්ස්ලානෙ கடல் வழுக்கைக்கீரை

Sesuvium portulacastrum

Least concern

Sea Purslane
Forest & Kim Starr · CC BY 3.0

Overview

Sesuvium portulacastrum is a sprawling perennial herb in the family Aizoaceae that grows in coastal and mangrove areas throughout much of the world. It grows in sandy clay, coastal limestone and sandstone, tidal flats and salt marshes, throughout much of the world. It is native to Africa, Asia, Australia, Hawai`i, North America and South America, and has naturalised in many places where it is not indigenous.

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Sources

  1. Wikipedia (EN): Sesuvium portulacastrum — CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (TA): கடல் வழுக்கைக்கீரை — CC BY-SA 4.0