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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Portulaca amilis
FAMILY
Portulacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Portulaca amilis
FAMILY
Portulacaceae
COMMON NAME:
Broadleaf Pink Purslane, Paraguayan Purslane
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JK Marlow jkm140814_588
August Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm140922_894
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm200916_7241
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Leaves flattened in cross-section, more than 2.5mm wide, obovate to spatulate, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm200916_7244
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Capsules' dehiscence circumscissile [so that the top separates like a lid], per Flora of North America.
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Roxanna Martin rlm9509_317
September Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm9509_317b
September Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm9509_430
September Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm9509_430b
September Spartanburg County SC
Flowers less than 20mm across, petals pink to purple, per Weakley's Flora.
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Roxanna Martin rlm9509_432
September Spartanburg County SC