Portulacaceae
Silkcotton purslane
Portulaca halimoides
- Family
- Portulacaceae
- Genus
- Portulaca
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Silkcotton purslane
Synonyms
- Portulaca halimoides var. brasiliensis Poelln.
- Portulaca halimoides var. brevipilosa Poelln.
- Portulaca haughtii J.F.Macbr.
- Portulaca martinicensis Urb.
- Portulaca minutiflora Poelln.
- Portulaca parvula A.Gray
- Portulaca stipata D.Legrand
- Portulaca ulei Poelln.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 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.