Lesser sea-spurrey has 5 pink and white petals, shorter than their sepals. Leaves are long, narrow and fleshy. The stem can grow up to 35cm long. Flowers from November to January.
This annual perennial herb is coastal plant is widespread across the Falkland Islands, favouring bare ground in sparse coastal vegetation and salty grassland on coastal slopes and cliffs, tussac  and coastal heaths.

Field Guide to the Plants of the Falkland Islands- Thomas Heller, Rebecca Upston, Richard Lewis, edited by Colin Clubbe

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