NameThatPlant.net: Portulaca smallii

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales

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

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Read more about Small's Portulaca at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Portulaca smallii FAMILY Portulacaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 070-03-002:

Portulaca smallii FAMILY Portulacaceae

COMMON NAME:
Small's Portulaca, Small's Purslane

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Portulaca smallii FAMILY Portulacaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 070-03-002:
Portulaca smallii FAMILY Portulacaceae

3439

Forb
Annual

Habitat: In thin soils on granitic and diabase flatrocks, sometimes locally spreading to adjacent fields, mowed areas, or other disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Rare

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
Margins entire

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

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

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