Trianthema portulacastrum Calflora

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Trianthema portulacastrum L.

Desert horsepurslane, Horse purslane, Lowland purslane

2018 Dan Williams

2004 James M. Andre

2009 Neal Kramer

Trianthema portulacastrum is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

also called Sesuvium portulacastrum


	Plant Range Observation Search ~111 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Trianthema
Family:	Aizoaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: Alkali Sink, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Sesuvium portulacastrum

Information about Trianthema portulacastrum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (TRPO2) 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 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).