NameThatPlant.net: Portulaca amilis

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

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

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

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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

COMMON NAME:
Broadleaf Pink Purslane, Paraguayan Purslane

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Portulaca amilis FAMILY Portulacaceae

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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