Portulaca halimoides Calflora

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Taxon Report

Portulaca halimoides L.

Desert portulaca, Purslane, Silkcotton purslane

2012 Keir Morse

2013 Don Davis

2004 James M. Andre

Portulaca halimoides is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Portulaca mundula

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.2 (limited distribution).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~126 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Bloom Period

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Genus:	Portulaca
Family:	Portulacaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands:
Arid West: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


CNPS	Portulaca mundula
JEF + PLANTS	Portulaca parvula

Information about Portulaca halimoides from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (POHA5) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 4.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).