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Sesuvium edmonstonei Hook.f.  
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FamilyAIZOACEAE
Genus speciesSesuvium edmonstonei Hook.f. 
BibliographyTrans. Linn. Soc. London 20: 221 (1847)
Native RangeGalápagos
Primary BiomeSeasonally Dry Tropical
Habitatsands
Altitude0-10m
Descriptionstems procumbent, ramose. densely minutely squamose, leaves opposite, sessile, sessile, 1-3cm, to base tapered, obtuse, flowers solitary, axillary, leaflets of perianth ovate, 4-5m
Size3-10cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring, early summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsHalimus edmonstonei (Hook.f.) Kuntze
Sesuvium eastwoodianum J.T.Howell
Territory8 Southern America
     83 Western South America (GAL Galápagos)
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