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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Portulaca oleracea
FAMILY
Portulacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Portulaca oleracea
FAMILY
Portulacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 070-03-005:
Portulaca oleracea
FAMILY
Portulacaceae
COMMON NAME:
Common Purslane, Garden Purslane, Pussley
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_pool_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm140625_310
June Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_p_oleracea_3254
September Iredell County NC
Flowers bright yellow, 1/4-3/8" wide, mostly solitary in a rosette of leaves, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_p_oleracea_3255
September Iredell County NC
A prostrate, branching succulent w reddish stems which blooms briefly in AM, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_portulaca_oleracea_1
September Catawba County NC
Thick, flat obovate leaves about 1" long, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.