Trianthema portulacastrum Linnaeus. Common name: Horse-purslane, Cenecilla. Phenology: Apr-Nov. Habitat: Saline flats, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of the Old World and New World tropics, the limits of its native distribution unclear.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Bah, C, F, Fl5, FNA4, G, GrPl, GW2, K4, Mex, NcTx, NS, Ok, POWO, RAB, S, S13, Tx, WH3, Boetsch (2002), Hartmann, Meve, & Liede-Schumann (2011), (basionym); = n/a — Tat
Links to other floras: = Trianthema portulacastrum - FNA4
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
- Great Plains: FACW
- Midwest: FAC
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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