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Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L.

Reference
Syst.Nat. Ed. 10, 2:1058 (1759)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Sub-erect to sprawling perennial, herb, ca 0.3 m high. Fl. pink-purple, Mar to Dec. Sandy clay. Coastal limestone & sandstone, tidal flats, salt marshes.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 30 August 1999
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Dampierland, Geraldton Sandplains, Great Sandy Desert, Indian Tropical Islands, Northern Kimberley, Pilbara, Victoria Bonaparte, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Berkeley, Cape Range, Chichester, Edel, Fitzroy Trough, Keep, Lesueur Sandplain, McLarty, Mitchell, Pindanland, Roebourne, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Canning, Kimberley, Ningaloo, Pilbara (nearshore), Pilbara (offshore), Zuytdorp.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Broome, Carnarvon, Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Exmouth, Karratha, Moora, Port Hedland, Wyndham-East Kimberley.