Portulaca pilosa

Portulaca pilosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Portulacaceae
Genus: Portulaca
Species: P. pilosa
Binomial name
Portulaca pilosa
L.[1]

Portulaca pilosa is a species of flowering plant in the purslane family, Portulacaceae, that is native to the Americas. Its range extends from the southern United States and the Caribbean as far south as Brazil.[1] It is a succulent with linear leaves and pink flowers.

References

  1. ^ a b "Portulaca pilosa L.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2006-03-21. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?417552. Retrieved 2010-06-08. 

External links

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