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Portulaca grandiflora is a succulent flowering plant in the purslane family Portulacaceae, native to southern Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay and often cultivated in gardens. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It has many common names , including rose moss , [ 4 ] eleven o'clock , [ 3 ] Mexican rose , [ 3 ] moss rose , [ 3 ] sun rose , [ 5 ] table rose , [ citation ...
Portulaca (/ ˌ p ɔːr tj uː ˈ l eɪ k ə / [3]) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Portulacaceae, and is the type genus of the family. With over 100 species, it is found in the tropics and warm temperate regions.
Portulaca grandiflora is a well-known ornamental garden plant. Purslanes are relished by chickens . Some Portulaca species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the nutmeg moth ( Hadula trifolii ).
With the little rainfall in central Ohio this growing season, here is a list of flowering plants to consider for next year's heat.
Portulaca oleracea, a species of Portulaca eaten as a leaf vegetable, known as summer purslane; Portulaca grandiflora, moss rose, or moss-rose purslane; Claytonia perfoliata, miner's lettuce or winter purslane; Claytonia sibirica, pink purslane; Halimione portulacoides, sea purslane; Sesuvium portulacastrum, shoreline purslane
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Portulaca grandiflora Index of plants with the same common name This page is an index of articles on plant species (or higher taxonomic groups) with the same common name ( vernacular name).
Portulaca halimoides is a species of purslane known by the common name silkcotton purslane. It is native to the deserts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, as well as parts of Central and South America. It is a fleshy annual herb producing a branching stem spreading to a maximum length around 25 centimeters.