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Portulaca halimoides Linnaeus. Silk-cotton Purslane. Phen: Mar-Nov. Hab: Sandy or gravelly areas; eastwards as a waif along railroad (Reed 1964). Dist: Mexico south to n. South America; West Indies.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy: = Bah, FNA4, K1, K3, K4, Mex, NcTx, Bradley, Matthews, & Anderson (2019) in Weakley et al (2019a); = n/a – C; < Portulaca halimoides L. – S13; > Portulaca parvula A.Gray – F, GrPl, Tx
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Great Plains: FACW
Heliophily: 0
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