Portulaca halimoides
Silk Cotton Purslane, Silk Cotton Purslane
Other regional names: Silkcotton Purslane +1 more
- Silkcotton Purslane
- Sinkerleaf Purslane
Also known as: Portulaca eitenii D.Legrand +11 more
- Portulaca eitenii D.Legrand
- Portulaca halimoides var. brasiliensis Poelln.
- Portulaca haughtii J.F.Macbr.
- Portulaca martinicensis Urb.
- Portulaca minutiflora Poelln.
- Portulaca parvula A.Gray
- Portulaca pilosa var. halimoides (L.) Kuntze
- Portulaca pilosa var. setacea (Haw.) DC.
- Portulaca saxea Vell.
- Portulaca setacea Haw.
- Portulaca stipitata D.Legrand
- Portulaca ulei Poelln.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Portulacaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Portulaca halimoides (commonly known as Silk Cotton Purslane) is an annual belonging to the Portulacaceae family. Naturally occurring in North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northern South America, Northwestern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Arizona, Aruba, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, California, Cayman Is., Colombia, Colorado, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Peru, Puerto Rico, Texas, Turks-Caicos Is., Utah, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.