Portulacaceae
Portulaca kermesina
- Family
- Portulacaceae
- Genus
- Portulaca
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Common names
By language (1)
- Afrikaans
- Carmine portulaca, Vygiebossie
Synonyms
- Portulaca crocodilorum Poelln.
Photos
Photo: Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lugard, E.J, 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). About our plant data.