Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Portulaca pilosa
FAMILY
Portulacaceae
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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
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