Sea Purslane, Seabeach Sandwort, Seaside Sandplant
Honckenya peploides ssp. major
Synonyms: Arenaria peploides, Arenaria peploides ssp. maor, Arenaria peploides var. major, Arenaria peploides var. maxima, Arenaria peploides var. oblongifolia, Honckenya oblongifolia, Honckenya peploides, Honckenya peploides var. major
- ![Sea Purslane, Seabeach Sandwort, Seaside Sandplant: Honckenya peploides ssp. major (Synonyms: Arenaria peploides, Arenaria peploides ssp. maor, Arenaria peploides var. major, Arenaria peploides var. maxima, Arenaria peploides var. oblongifolia, Honckenya oblongifolia, Honckenya peploides, Honckenya peploides var. major)](peploides/peploides3b.jpg)
Examples of sea purslane as seen on a cobble beach at Oceanside, OR......June 19, 2010.
![Sea Purslane, Seabeach Sandwort, Seaside Sandplant: Honckenya peploides ssp. major (Synonyms: Arenaria peploides, Arenaria peploides ssp. maor, Arenaria peploides var. major, Arenaria peploides var. maxima, Arenaria peploides var. oblongifolia, Honckenya oblongifolia, Honckenya peploides, Honckenya peploides var. major)](peploides/peploides2a.jpg)
Sea purslane on the beach at Bayocean Spit at the western edge of Tillamook Bay, northern Oregon coast......August 26, 2009.
- ![Sea Purslane, Seabeach Sandwort, Seaside Sandplant: Honckenya peploides ssp. major (Synonyms: Arenaria peploides, Arenaria peploides ssp. maor, Arenaria peploides var. major, Arenaria peploides var. maxima, Arenaria peploides var. oblongifolia, Honckenya oblongifolia, Honckenya peploides, Honckenya peploides var. major)](peploides/peploides1c.jpg)
![Sea Purslane, Seabeach Sandwort, Seaside Sandplant: Honckenya peploides ssp. major (Synonyms: Arenaria peploides, Arenaria peploides ssp. maor, Arenaria peploides var. major, Arenaria peploides var. maxima, Arenaria peploides var. oblongifolia, Honckenya oblongifolia, Honckenya peploides, Honckenya peploides var. major)](peploides/peploides1b.jpg)
Sea purslane beginning to bloom on the beach at Barview Jetty County Park on the northern Oregon coast.......May 22, 2009.
- ![Sea Purslane, Seabeach Sandwort, Seaside Sandplant: Honckenya peploides ssp. major (Synonyms: Arenaria peploides, Arenaria peploides ssp. maor, Arenaria peploides var. major, Arenaria peploides var. maxima, Arenaria peploides var. oblongifolia, Honckenya oblongifolia, Honckenya peploides, Honckenya peploides var. major)](peploides/peploides08-19-2018b.jpg)
Sea purslane observed on the beach at Sitka Sedge State Natural Area, Oregon Coast......August 19, 2018.
![Sea Purslane, Seabeach Sandwort, Seaside Sandplant: Honckenya peploides ssp. major (Synonyms: Arenaria peploides, Arenaria peploides ssp. maor, Arenaria peploides var. major, Arenaria peploides var. maxima, Arenaria peploides var. oblongifolia, Honckenya oblongifolia, Honckenya peploides, Honckenya peploides var. major)](peploides/peploides04-27-2015.jpg)
Sea purslane as seen above the high tide line on the beach side of Bay Ocean Spit, Tillamook County, Oregon.......April 27, 2015.
Paul Slichter