Amaranthaceae
Philoxerus
Gomphrena portulacoides
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Gomphrena
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Philoxerus
Synonyms
- Blutaparon portulacoides (A.St.-Hil.) Mears
- Blutaparon portulacoides var. portulacoides
- Iresine portulacoides Moq.
- Iresine portulacoides var. commersonii (A.St.-Hil.) Moq.
- Philoxerus portulacoides A.St.-Hil.
- Philoxerus portulacoides var. commersonii A.St.-Hil.
- Telanthera philoxeroides var. carnosa Moq.
Photos
Photo: Marcia Stefani, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Marcia Stefani, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Marcia Stefani, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Marcia Stefani, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrés González, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrés González, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.