''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the

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family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the

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and warm

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regions. They are known as the purslanes. Portulaca at Kadavoor

Common purslane ('' Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consumed as an edible plant, and in some areas it is invasive. ''

Portulaca grandiflora ''Portulaca grandiflora'' is a succulent flowering plant in the family Portulacaceae, native to southern Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay and often cultivated in gardens.Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening''. Macmillan . It h ...

'' is a well-known ornamental garden plant. Purslanes are relished by

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. Some ''Portulaca'' species are used as food plants by the

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of some

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species including the nutmeg moth (''Hadula trifolii'').

Species

The following species are accepted: *'' Portulaca africana'' (Danin & H.G.Baker) Danin – Western Africa to south China *'' Portulaca almeviae'' Ocampo – Mexico *'' Portulaca amilis'' Speg. – Paraguayan purslane – Peru to Brazil and N. Argentina *'' Portulaca anceps'' A.Rich. – Ethiopia *'' Portulaca argentinensis'' Speg. – Argentina *'' Portulaca aurantiaca'' Proctor – Jamaica *'' Portulaca australis'' Endl. – N. & NE. Australia to W. Central Pacific *'' Portulaca badamica'' S.R.Yadav & Dalavi – India *'' Portulaca bicolor'' F.Muell. – Australian pigweed – Australia *'' Portulaca biloba'' Urb. – Cuban purslane – Cuba *'' Portulaca brevifolia'' Urb. – Cuba to Haiti, NW. Venezuela *'' Portulaca bulbifera'' M.G.Gilbert – Ethiopia, Kenya *'' Portulaca californica'' D.Legrand – Mexico *'' Portulaca canariensis'' Danin & Reyes-Bet. – Canary Islands *'' Portulaca cardenasiana'' D.Legrand – Puerto Rican purslane – Bolivia *''

Portulaca caulerpoides ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...

'' Britton & P.Wilson – Puerto Rico *'' Portulaca centrali-africana'' R.E.Fr. – E. DR Congo to NW. Tanzania *'' Portulaca chacoana'' D.Legrand – Paraguay to NE. Argentina *''

Portulaca ciferrii ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...

'' Chiov. – S. Somalia to SE. Kenya *'' Portulaca clavigera'' R.Geesink – Western Australia *'' Portulaca colombiana'' D.Legrand – Colombia to Venezuela *''

Portulaca commutata ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...

'' M.G.Gilbert – S. Ethiopia to N. Tanzania *''

Portulaca confertifolia ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...

'' Hauman – Argentina *'' Portulaca conoidea'' S.M.Phillips – Kenya *'' Portulaca constricta'' M.G.Gilbert – Ethiopia, Somalia *'' Portulaca conzattii'' P.Wilson – Mexico to Central America *''

Portulaca coralloides ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...

'' S.M.Phillips – Kenya *'' Portulaca cryptopetala'' Speg. – Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay *''

Portulaca cubensis ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...

'' Britton & P.Wilson – Cuba *''

Portulaca cyclophylla ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...

'' F.Muell. – Western Australia *'' Portulaca cypria'' Danin – Mediterranian *'' Portulaca daninii'' Galasso, Banfi & Soldano – Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Suriname *'' Portulaca decipiens'' Poelln. – Australia *''

Portulaca decorticans ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...

'' M.G.Gilbert – Kenya, Somalia *'' Portulaca dhofarica'' M.G.Gilbert – Oman *''

Portulaca diegoi ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane ('' Portulaca oleracea'') is widely cons ...

'' Mattos – Brazil *'' Portulaca digyna'' F.Muell. – Australia *''

Portulaca dodomaensis ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...

'' M.G.Gilbert – Tanzania *'' Portulaca echinosperma'' Hauman – Argentina *''

Portulaca edulis ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...

'' Danin & Bagella – Cyprus *'' Portulaca elatior'' Mart. ex Rohrb. – Caribbean to S. Tropical America *'' Portulaca elongata'' Rusby – Argentina, Bolivia, Peru *'' Portulaca eruca'' Hauman – Argentina, Paraguay *'' Portulaca erythraeae'' Schweinf. – Eritrea, Sudan *'' Portulaca fascicularis'' Peter – Kenya, Tanzania *'' Portulaca filifolia'' F.Muell. – Australia *'' Portulaca filsonii'' J.H.Willis – Australia *''

Portulaca fischeri ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...

'' Pax – Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda *'' Portulaca fluvialis'' D.Legrand – Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay *'' Portulaca foliosa'' Ker Gawl. – Tropical & S. Africa, Arabian Peninsula *''

Portulaca fragilis ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...

'' Poelln. – Bolivia *''

Portulaca frieseana ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...

'' Poelln. – Brazil *'' Portulaca fulgens'' Griseb. – Argentina *'' Portulaca gilliesii'' Hook. – Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay *''

Portulaca giuliettiae ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...

'' T.Vieira & A.A.Coelho – Brazil *''

Portulaca goiasensis ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...

'' T.Vieira & A.A.Coelho – Brazil *'' Portulaca gracilis'' Poelln. – Bolivia *''

'' Hook. – moss-rose purslane – Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay *''

Portulaca grandis ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...

'' Peter – Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda *'' Portulaca granulatostellulata'' (Poelln.) Ricceri & Arrigoni – W. Europe to Caucasus; N. Africa to W. Indian ocean *'' Portulaca greenwayi'' M.G.Gilbert – Kenya *'' Portulaca guanajuatensis'' Ocampo – Mexico *'' Portulaca halimoides'' L. – silkcotton purslane – Central & S. U.S.A. to Tropical America *'' Portulaca hatschbachii'' D.Legrand – Brazil *''

Portulaca hereroensis ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...

'' Schinz – Tanzania to S. Africa *''

Portulaca heterophylla ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...

'' Peter – Tanzania *'' Portulaca hirsutissima'' Cambess. – Brazil *'' Portulaca hoehnei'' D.Legrand – Brazil *'' Portulaca howellii'' (D.Legrand) Eliasson – Galápagos *'' Portulaca humilis'' Peter – Tanzania *'' Portulaca impolita'' (Danin & H.G.Baker) Danin – U.S.A. *''

Portulaca insignis ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...

'' Steyerm. – Venezuela *'' Portulaca intraterranea'' J.M.Black – Australia *''

Portulaca johnstonii ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...

'' Henrickson – Mexico *'' Portulaca juliomartinezii'' Ocampo – Mexico *'' Portulaca kermesina'' N.E.Br. – Eritrea to S. Africa, Arabian Peninsula *''

Portulaca kuriensis ''Portulaca kuriensis'' is a species of flowering plant in the purslane family, Portulacaceae, that is endemic to Yemen. Its natural habitat In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors tha ...

'' M.G.Gilbert – Socotra *''

Portulaca lakshminarasimhaniana ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane ('' Portulaca oleracea'') is widely cons ...

'' S.R.Yadav & Dalavi – India *''

Portulaca lutea ''Portulaca lutea'', the native yellow purslane, is a species of ''Portulaca'' that is indigenous to all of the main islands of Hawaii except for Kaua'i and is widespread throughout the Pacific Islands. Ecology ''Portulaca lutea'' is very muc ...

'' Sol. ex G.Forst. – yellow purslane – Pacific *''

Portulaca macbridei ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane ('' Portulaca oleracea'') is widely cons ...

'' D.Legrand – Peru *'' Portulaca macrantha'' Ricceri & Arrigoni – Canary Islands, Morocco *'' Portulaca macrorhiza'' R.Geesink – Lesser Sunda Islands *'' Portulaca macrosperma'' D.Legrand – Bolivia *''

Portulaca masonii ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...

'' D.Legrand – Mexico *'' Portulaca massaica'' S.M.Phillips – Kenya, Tanzania *'' Portulaca matthewsii'' Ocampo – Mexico *'' Portulaca mauritiensis'' Poelln. – Chagos Archipelago, Mascarenes *''

Portulaca mexicana ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...

'' P.Wilson – Mexico *'' Portulaca meyeri'' D.Legrand – Argentina *''

Portulaca minensis ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...

'' D.Legrand – Brazil *''

Portulaca minuta ''Portulaca minuta'', the tiny purslane, is a species of flowering plant. It grows in the Florida Keys and Bahamas The Bahamas (), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the Wes ...

'' Correll – Florida, Bahamas *''

Portulaca molokiniensis ''Portulaca molokiniensis'', known also as 'ihi, is a succulent plant endemic to Hawaii. This plant is federally listed as an endangered species. It has small yellow flowers and when grown from seed may produce a caudex. This plant is easy to pro ...

'' Hobdy – Hawaiian Islands *''

Portulaca monanthoides ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane ('' Portulaca oleracea'') is widely cons ...

'' Lodé – Socotra *''

Portulaca mucronata ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...

'' Link – Bolivia, Paraguay, Venezuela *'' Portulaca mucronulata'' D.Legrand – Argentina, Brazil *'' Portulaca nicaraguensis'' (Danin & H.G.Baker) Danin – Florida, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Texas *'' Portulaca nitida'' (Danin & H.G.Baker) Ricceri & Arrigoni – Europe to Central Asia, N. Africa *'' Portulaca nivea'' Poelln. – Peru *'' Portulaca nogalensis'' Chiov. – Somalia *'' Portulaca oblonga'' Peter – Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania *''

Portulaca obtusa ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...

'' Poelln. – Argentina *'' Portulaca obtusifolia'' D.Legrand – Argentina *'' Portulaca okinawensis'' E.Walker & Tawada – Ryukyu Islands *'' Portulaca oleracea'' L. – common purslane, pigweed – Macaronesia, Tropical Africa, Mediterranian to Pakistan and Arabian Peninsula *'' Portulaca oligosperma'' F.Muell. – Australia *'' Portulaca olosirwa'' S.M.Phillips – Kenya *'' Portulaca papillatostellulata'' (Danin & H.G.Baker) Danin – Europe to Mediterranian *'' Portulaca papulifera'' D.Legrand – Argentina *''

Portulaca papulosa ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...

'' Schltdl. – Argentina, Uruguay *''

Portulaca paucistaminata ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...

'' Poelln. – Cuba *'' Portulaca perennis'' R.E.Fr. – Argentina, Bolivia, Peru *'' Portulaca peteri'' Poelln. – Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania *'' Portulaca philippii'' I.M.Johnst. – Bolivia, Chile *''

Portulaca pilosa ''Portulaca pilosa'' is a species of flowering succulent plant in the purslane family, Portulacaceae, that is native to the Americas. Its common names include pink purslane, kiss-me-quick and hairy pigweed. Its range extends from the southern ...

'' L. – shaggy purslane – Hawaiian Islands, southern U.S.A. to Tropical & Subtropical S.America *''

Portulaca psammotropha ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane ('' Portulaca oleracea'') is widely cons ...

'' Hance – Southern China to Philippines *'' Portulaca pusilla'' Kunth – Colombia, Venezuela *'' Portulaca pygmaea'' Steyerm. – Colombia, Venezuela *'' Portulaca quadrifida'' L. – chickenweed purslane – Tropical & Subtropical Old World to SW. Pacific *'' Portulaca ragonesei'' D.Legrand – Argentina *''

Portulaca ramosa ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...

'' Peter – Tanzania *'' Portulaca rausii'' Danin – Mediterranian *'' Portulaca rhodesiana'' R.A.Dyer & E.A.Bruce – South Africa, Zimbabwe *'' Portulaca rotundifolia'' R.E.Fr. – Argentina, Bolivia *'' Portulaca rubricaulis'' Kunth – redstem purslane – SE. Mexico, Florida to Caribbean, Venezuela to Ecuador *'' Portulaca rzedowskiana'' Ocampo – Mexico *'' Portulaca samhaensis'' A.G.Mill. – Socotra *''

Portulaca samoensis ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...

'' Poelln. – New Guinea to SW. Pacific *''

Portulaca sanctae-martae ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...

'' Poelln. – Colombia *'' Portulaca sardoa'' Danin, Bagella & Marrosu – Corsica, Sardinia *'' Portulaca saxifragoides'' Welw. ex Oliv. – Angola *''

Portulaca sclerocarpa ''Portulaca sclerocarpa'' is a rare species of flowering plant in the purslane family known by the common names ihi makole'' and ''po`e''. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known only from the island of Hawaii and an islet off of Lanai. Ten o ...

'' A.Gray – Ihi makole – Hawaiian Islands *'' Portulaca sedifolia'' N.E.Br. – French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela *''

Portulaca sedoides ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...

'' Welw. ex Oliv. – Angola *'' Portulaca sicula'' Danin, Domina & Raimondo – Sicilia *''

Portulaca smallii ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...

'' P.Wilson – Small's purslane – Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia *''

Portulaca socotrana ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...

'' Domina & Raimondo – Socotra *''

Portulaca somalica ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...

'' N.E.Br. – Somalia *''

Portulaca stellulatotuberculata ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane ('' Portulaca oleracea'') is widely cons ...

'' Poelln. – Paraguay *'' Portulaca stuhlmannii'' Poelln. – Tanzania *''

Portulaca suffrutescens ''Portulaca suffrutescens'', the shrubby purslane, is a plant species native to the southwestern United States and northern and central Mexico. It has been found in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Sonora, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Durango, Querétaro and ...

'' Engelm. – shrubby purslane – Arizona, Mexico, New Mexico, Texas *''

Portulaca suffruticosa ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...

'' Wight – India, Sri Lanka *'' Portulaca sundaensis'' Poelln. – Lesser Sunda Islands *'' Portulaca thellusonii'' Lindl. – Brazil *'' Portulaca tingoensis'' J.F.Macbr. – Argentina, Peru *'' Portulaca trianthemoides'' Bremek. – Limpopo *'' Portulaca trituberculata'' Danin, Domina & Raimondo – Canary Islands, E. Central Europe to Mediterranian *'' Portulaca tuberculata'' León – Cuba, Cayman Islands *''

Portulaca tuberosa ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...

'' Roxb. – Indian subcontinent to N. Australia *''

Portulaca umbraticola ''Portulaca umbraticola'', also known as the wingpod purslane, is a perennial succulent in the genus of flowering plants ''Portulaca ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in ...

'' Kunth – wingpod purslane – Mexico to Tropical America *''

Portulaca werdermannii ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...

'' Poelln. – Brazil *'' Portulaca wightiana'' Wall. ex Wight & Arn. – South Africa to Ethiopia, India, Sri Lanka *'' Portulaca yecorensis'' Henrickson & T.Van Devender – Mexico *'' Portulaca zaffranii'' Danin – Mediterranian

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*'' Anacampseros arachnoides'' (Haw.) Sims (as ''P. arachnoides'' Haw.) * ''Anacampseros filamentos''a subsp. ''filamentosa'' (as ''P. filamentosa'' Haw.) * ''Anacampseros lanceolata'' subsp. ''lanceolata'' (as ''P. lanceolata'' Haw.) *'' Anacampseros rufescens'' (Haw.) Sweet (as ''P. rufescens'' Haw.) *'' Anacampseros telephiastrum'' DC. (as ''P. anacampseros'' L.) *'' Sesuvium portulacastrum'' (L.) L. (as ''P. portulacastrum'' L.) *''

Talinum fruticosum ''Talinum fruticosum'' is a herbaceous perennial plant that is native to Mexico, the Caribbean, West Africa, Central America, and much of South America. Common names include Ceylon spinach, waterleaf, cariru, Gbure, Surinam purslane, Philippine ...

'' (L.) Juss. (as ''P. fruticosa'' L. or ''P. triangularis'' Jacq.) *''

Talinum paniculatum ''Talinum paniculatum'' is a succulent subshrub in the family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the famil ...

'' (Jacq.) Gaertn. (as ''P. paniculata'' Jacq. or ''P. patens'' L.) Pink Portulaca Flower

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