Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Portulaca amilis
FAMILY
Portulacaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
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
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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
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Portulaca amilis
FAMILY
Portulacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Portulaca amilis
FAMILY
Portulacaceae
3462
Forb
Annual
Non-native: South America
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Rare
Look for it in sandy fields and other dry, sandy, disturbed habitats, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Simple
Leaves alternate or subopposite, congested & involucre-like at inflorescence
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Pink/ Purplish
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
2 sepals
5-7 petals
Ovary half-inferior
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
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