Contains 6 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
PORTULACA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 445. 1753.
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TYPE: Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 2: 39. 1913.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portulaca amilis | PARAGUAYAN PURSLANE | Not Native | ||
| Portulaca grandiflora | ROSE MOSS | Not Native UPL (NWPL) | ||
| Portulaca minuta | TINY PURSLANE | Native | ||
| Portulaca oleracea | LITTLE HOGWEED | Native FACU (NWPL) | ||
| Portulaca pilosa | PINK PURSLANE; KISS-ME-QUICK | Native FACU (NWPL) | ||
| Portulaca rubricaulis | REDSTEM PURSLANE | Native |
Identification Key
1. Leaf axils without trichomes or these inconspicuous and <1 mm long
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1. Leaf axils with conspicuous trichomes, mostl >3 mm long
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2. Primary root tuberous, with filamentous fibrous roots; stems to 3 cm long; leaf blade to 5 mm long; style lobes 3; in pockets within exposed, surficial flat rock among pine rocklands or rockland hammock
2. Roots slender and uniformly attenuate, with filamentous fibrous roots; stems to 30 cm long; leaf blade to 30 mm long; styles lobes 4-6; various disturbed habitats
3. Leaf blades 3-8 mm wide, broadly oblanceolate
3. Leaf blades 1-2.5 mm wide, subterete, subulate to linear-oblanceolate
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4. Flowers 2.5-5.5 cm wide; petals 15-25 mm long; seeds 0.75-1 mm wide
4. Flowers 0.5-1.5 cm wide; petals 3-8 mm long; seeds 0.4-0.7 mm wide
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5. Primary stems mostly herbaceous; petals pink to purple; capsule cap conic; seeds black
5. Primary stems somewhat woody; petals yellow to whitish; capsule cap hemispheric; seeds mostly brownish
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lemia | Lemia Vandelli, Fl. Lusit. Bras. Spec. 35, t. 2(15). 1788. | TYPE: Non designatus. |