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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Portulaca pilosa
FAMILY
Portulacaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Hairy Purslane at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Portulaca pilosa
FAMILY
Portulacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Portulaca pilosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 070-03-003:
Portulaca pilosa FAMILY Portulacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Portulaca pilosa
COMMON NAME:
Hairy Purslane, Kiss-me-quick, Pink Purslane
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Maggie Whitson bas_p_pilosa1_whitson
August
Leaves oblanceolate to 3cm x8mm, succulent-textured, w coarse hairs in axils, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Portulaca pilosa
FAMILY
Portulacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Portulaca pilosa
FAMILY
Portulacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Portulaca pilosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 070-03-003:
Portulaca pilosa
FAMILY
Portulacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Portulaca pilosa
3045
Forb
Annual
Habitat: Disturbed sandy soils, calcareous glades, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain, uncommon in Piedmont
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LEAVES:
Simple
Leaves alternate or subopposite, congested & involucre-like at inflorescence
Margins entire
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Maroon
Radially symmetrical
2 sepals
5-7 petals
Ovary half-inferior
Bisexual
Flowers in leaf axils, solitary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p230
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p306
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p358
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p008
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p297
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p334
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