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Portulacaceae
Portulaca

Portulaca pilosa Linnaeus. Common name: Kiss-me-quick. Phenology: May-Oct. Habitat: Disturbed sandy soils, calcareous glades. Distribution: NC south to s. FL, west to NM, north in the interior to c. TN, AR, and OK, and in Central America; the native range perhaps obscure.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: See Matthews, Ketron, & Zane (1992a) for a further discussion of this species.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Bah, FNA4, Mex, Mo3, NcTx, RAB, S, S13, Tn, WH3, Bradley, Matthews, & Anderson (2019) in Weakley et al (2019a), Matthews & Levins (1985a); = n/a — C; > Portulaca mundula I.M.Johnst. — GrPl, Tx. Basionym: Portulaca pilosa L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Portulaca pilosa - FNA4

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
  • Great Plains: FACU
  • Midwest: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Sprawling to erect, succulent annual of beaches, dune swales, pinelands and disturbed sandy soils.

Stems: Stems fleshy, often reddish, branching, with tufts of coarse hairs at leaf nodes and beneath flowers.

Leaves: Leaves mostly alternate, linear to lance-shaped, to 3 in. long, fleshy-succulent, sometimes tinged with red.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers usually solitary in leaf axils, pink or magenta, 1/4-1/2 in. wide, consisting of 5-7 oval petals with scalloped tips and many yellow stamens; petals drop after a few hours.

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Height: to 10 in. (long)

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description: Sprawling to erect, succulent annual of beaches, dune swales, pinelands and disturbed sandy soils.

stems: Stems fleshy, often reddish, branching, with tufts of coarse hairs at leaf nodes and beneath flowers.

leaves: Leaves mostly alternate, linear to lance-shaped, to 3 in. long, fleshy-succulent, sometimes tinged with red.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers usually solitary in leaf axils, pink or magenta, 1/4-1/2 in. wide, consisting of 5-7 oval petals with scalloped tips and many yellow stamens; petals drop after a few hours.

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