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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Portulaca amilis   FAMILY Portulacaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Portulaca amilis   FAMILY Portulacaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Portulaca amilis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Portulaca amilis

 

COMMON NAME:
Broadleaf Pink Purslane, Paraguayan Purslane


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image of Portulaca amilis, Broadleaf Pink Purslane, Paraguayan Purslane

JK Marlow    jkm140814_588

August    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

image of Portulaca amilis, Broadleaf Pink Purslane, Paraguayan Purslane

JK Marlow    jkm140922_894

September    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

image of Portulaca amilis, Broadleaf Pink Purslane, Paraguayan Purslane

JK Marlow    jkm200916_7241

September    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

Leaves flattened in cross-section, more than 2.5mm wide, obovate to spatulate, per Weakley's Flora.

image of Portulaca amilis, Broadleaf Pink Purslane, Paraguayan Purslane

JK Marlow    jkm200916_7244

September    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

Capsules' dehiscence circumscissile [so that the top separates like a lid], per Flora of North America.

image of Portulaca amilis, Broadleaf Pink Purslane, Paraguayan Purslane

Roxanna Martin    rlm9509_317

September    Spartanburg County    SC

image of Portulaca amilis, Broadleaf Pink Purslane, Paraguayan Purslane

Roxanna Martin    rlm9509_317b

September    Spartanburg County    SC

image of Portulaca amilis, Broadleaf Pink Purslane, Paraguayan Purslane

Roxanna Martin    rlm9509_430

September    Spartanburg County    SC

image of Portulaca amilis, Broadleaf Pink Purslane, Paraguayan Purslane

Roxanna Martin    rlm9509_430b

September    Spartanburg County    SC

Flowers less than 20mm across, petals pink to purple, per Weakley's Flora.

image of Portulaca amilis, Broadleaf Pink Purslane, Paraguayan Purslane

Roxanna Martin    rlm9509_432

September    Spartanburg County    SC

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Portulaca amilis   FAMILY Portulacaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Portulaca amilis   FAMILY Portulacaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Portulaca amilis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Portulaca amilis

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

3462

Forb
Annual

Habitat: Sandy fields, lawns, and other dry, sandy, disturbed habitats, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: South America

Uncommon in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

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LEAVES:
Simple
Leaves alternate or subopposite, congested & involucre-like at inflorescence

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Pink/ Purplish
Radially symmetrical
2 sepals
5-7 petals
Ovary half-inferior
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall

 

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