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Portulacaceae
Portulaca

Portulaca biloba Urban. Common name: Grit Purslane. Habitat: Outcrops of Altamaha Grit. Distribution: This species has been collected repeatedly on outcrops of the Altamaha Grit in s. GA (Matthews, Faircloth, & Allison 1991); it also occurs in Cuba.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Other Comments: Matthews, Faircloth, & Allison (1991) hypothesize introduction to the United States by hurricane.

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA4, K4, Bradley, Matthews, & Anderson (2019) in Weakley et al (2019a), Matthews, Faircloth, & Allison (1991); < Portulaca teretifolia Kunth ssp. cubensis (Urb.) Ortega. Basionym: Portulaca biloba Urb. 1926

Links to other floras: = Portulaca biloba - FNA4

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image of plant© Alan Cressler: Portulaca biloba, Ricketson Tract, Broxton Rocks Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Coffee County, Georgia 3 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Portulaca biloba, Ricketson Tract, Broxton Rocks Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Coffee County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷

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