Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Portulaca amilis
FAMILY
Portulacaceae
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Read more about Broadleaf Pink Purslane at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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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JK Marlow jkm140814_588
August Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm140922_894
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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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.
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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.
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Roxanna Martin rlm9509_317
September Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm9509_317b
September Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm9509_430
September Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm9509_430b
September Spartanburg County SC
Flowers less than 20mm across, petals pink to purple, per Weakley's Flora.
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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
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)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
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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