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HAWAII - NATURALIZED

Batis maritima

Male flowers

 

Female flowers, Kaloko, Oahu

Fruit

Batis, top; Sesuvium, below

Kaloko-Honokohau NP, Hawaii

PICKLEWEED or SALTWORT    'AKULIKULI KAI

Succulent herb forming low thickets on coastal flats subject to flooding by salt water.  Keeled leaves are glossy with flowers initially contained within a membranous sac.   Native to North America.