Alternanthera littoralis Beauv. ex Moq.

A creeping herb. The stems can be 10 m long. They form roots at the nodes. They are fleshy. The leaves are broadly oval and fleshy. They are 4 cm long by 2 cm wide. The flowers are silvery white. They are in clusters in the axils of leaves.

Coastal sands down to the high-water mark; it is also found on the tops of coastal sand dunes where it helps to bind them with its long stolons.

The leaves are cooked and eaten as a vegetable.

Can be grown by seedlings.