Portulacaceae
Paraguayan purslane
Portulaca amilis
- Family
- Portulacaceae
- Genus
- Portulaca
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Paraguayan purslane
- Spanish
- Verdolaga Paraguaya
Synonyms
- Portulaca amilis var. amilis
- Portulaca amilis var. rosengurttii D.Legrand
- Portulaca pilosa var. paraguayensis Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.