This native groundcover is commonly known as sea purslane.
Sesuvium portulacastrum subsp. portulacastrum is described as a "dicot" in the Aizoaceae family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern. Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census but is not listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in Queensland Herbarium Wildlife Online.
Reported at 14 Fraser Coast localities: Beelbi Creek, Burrum Heads, Dundowran Beach, Eli Waters, Great Sandy Strait, K'gari, Pialba, Point Vernon, Poona, River Heads, Tinnanbar, Toogoom, Tuan, Urangan.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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