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Sesuvium portulacastrum

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BISH 456732Botany

Sesuvium portulacastrum

sea purslane

As recorded: Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Aizoaceae

Collected by: Lamoureux, C.H.
Collector number: 1678
Date: September 5, 1961
Locality: flats on lake shore
Island: Laysan
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
Record type: Preserved specimen

296 Bishop specimens of Sesuvium portulacastrum · collected 1864–2025Species page ›

Sesuvium portulacastrum observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,164 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

Sesuvium portulacastrum observed 2026-10-23

2026-10-23

Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA

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Sesuvium portulacastrum observed 2026-10-23

2026-10-23

Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA

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Sesuvium portulacastrum observed 2026-10-17

2026-10-17

Aliʻi Dr @ Honl's Beach, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740, USA

(c) Ryder Ford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sesuvium portulacastrum observed 2026-10-16

2026-10-16

Lāʻie, HI, US

(c) dude_mala, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sesuvium portulacastrum observed 2026-10-16

2026-10-16

Oʻahu, Kapolei, HI, US

(c) elmalloy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sesuvium portulacastrum observed 2026-10-16

2026-10-16

Puuluana Pl, Kahuku, HI, US

(c) dude_mala, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Sesuvium portulacastrum. BISH 456732. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956674864. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/456732.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956674864 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026