Portulacaceae
Shrubby purslane
Portulaca suffrutescens
- Family
- Portulacaceae
- Genus
- Portulaca
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Shrubby purslane
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Bill Levine, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jose Luis Leon de la Luz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Clifton Ladd, C.W.B., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Enrique Martínez Núñez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Katja Schulz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
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 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification 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.