Sea-purslanes
Botanical name: Sesuvium
Sea-purslanes
Botanical name: Sesuvium
Description
Sea-purslanes's current range encompasses warmer parts of South Africa and North, South, and Central America, where it populates beaches and coastlines. One of the relatively few genii that thrives in salty soil, it has several species that are used as ground cover in warm, coastal regions.
Species of Sea-purslanes
Verrucose seapurslane
Verrucose seapurslane (Sesuvium verrucosum) is a succulent native to the United States, Mexico, and various parts of South America. It has been naturalized in the Arabian Peninsula as well. It grows in wide mats in saline environments such as salt marshes, alkali flats, drying desert washes, and other saline wetlands.
Shoreline purslane
This small perennial plant, the shoreline purslane, is found on coastlines around the world. It forms a short, dense groundcover that helps to prevent the erosion of coastlines and sand dunes. It produces tiny pink flowers and will tolerate occasional flooding from seawater.
Care Guide for Sea-purslanes
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Vascular plants Class
Dicotyledons Order
Pinks, cacti, and allies Family
Fig-marigold Genus
Sea-purslanes 
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