Portulaca suffrutescens
Portulaca suffrutescens, the shrubby purslane,[1] is a plant species native to the southwestern United States and northern and central Mexico. It has been found in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Sonora, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Durango, Querétaro and Guerrero.[2][3][4]
| Shrubby purslane | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Portulacaceae |
| Genus: | Portulaca |
| Species: | P. suffrutescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Portulaca suffrutescens Engelm. 1881 | |
Portulaca suffrutescens is a perennial with tuberous roots. Stems are stiff, erect, up to 30 cm (12 inches) tall. Leaves are needle-like, round in cross-section, up to 3 cm 1.2 inches) long. Flowers are orange, copper or bronze, up to 25 mm (1 inch) across. Seeds are black with a row of small bumps along one side.[2][5][6][7][8][9]
References
- "Portulaca suffrutescens". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- Flora of North America Portulaca suffrutescens
- Legrand, C. D. 1962. Las especies americanas de Portulaca. Anales Museo Nacional Montevideo, ser. 2, 7(3): 1–147, lám. I–XXIX.
- SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter
- photo of syntype of Portulaca suffrutescens at Missouri Botanical Garden
- Engelmann, Georg. 1881. Botanical Gazette 6(7): 236.
- Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas i–xv, 1–1881. The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson.
- Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and Flora of the Sonoran Desert. Stanford University Press, Stanford.
- Southeastern Arizona Wildflowers
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