Portulacaceae
Kiss me quick
Portulaca pilosa
- Family
- Portulacaceae
- Genus
- Portulaca
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 毛馬齒莧, 毛马齿苋, 多毛马齿苋, 日中花, 毛马齿览
- English
- Kiss me quick
- Japanese
- ヒメマツバボタン, ケツメクサ
- Portuguese
- Alecrim-de-são-josé, Amor-crescido, Portulaca-peluda
Synonyms
- Portulaca ehrenbergii Poelln.
- Portulaca gagatosperma Millsp.
- Portulaca karwinskii Fisch., C.A.Mey. & Avé-Lall.
- Portulaca lanata Rich.
- Portulaca mundula I.M.Johnst.
- Portulaca pilosa f. mexicana D.Legrand
- Portulaca pilosa var. halimoides (L.) Kuntze
- Portulaca pilosa var. pilosa
- Portulaca poliosperma Urb.
- Portulaca poliosperma var. minor Urb.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
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Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: García Bencosme Harvey Luís, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
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Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Chris Griggs, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, 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.