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Your search found 4 taxa in the family Portulacaceae, Purslane family, as understood by Weakley's Flora.
Common Name: Small's Portulaca, Small's Purslane
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Portulaca smallii FAMILY: Portulacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Portulaca smallii FAMILY: Portulacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Portulaca smallii 070-03-002 FAMILY: Portulacaceae
Look for it in thin soils on granitic and diabase flatrocks, sometimes locally spreading to adjacent fields, mowed areas, or other disturbed aeas
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Hairy Purslane, Kiss-me-quick, Pink Purslane
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Portulaca pilosa FAMILY: Portulacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Portulaca pilosa FAMILY: Portulacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Portulaca pilosa 070-03-003 FAMILY: Portulacaceae
Look for it in disturbed sandy soils
Uncommon
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Common Purslane, Garden Purslane, Pussley
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 (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Portulaca oleracea 070-03-005 FAMILY: Portulacaceae
Look for it in gardens, disturbed areas, cracks in sidewalks
Common
Non-native: Asia (apparently)
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Common Name:
Broadleaf Pink Purslane, Paraguayan Purslane
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Portulaca amilis FAMILY: Portulacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Portulaca amilis FAMILY: Portulacaceae
Look for it in sandy fields and other dry, sandy, disturbed habitats
Rare
Non-native: South America
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