Portulacaceae

Wingpod purslane

Portulaca umbraticola Kunth

Family: Portulacaceae
Genus: Portulaca

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Wingpod purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) — FlowerPhoto: B. Phalan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Bangla: পর্তুলিকা
Chinese: 环翅马齿苋, 環翅馬齒莧
English: Wingpod purslane
Japanese: ハナスベリヒユ

Synonyms

Portulaca coronata Small
Portulaca denudata Poelln.
Portulaca lanceolata Engelm.
Portulaca lanceolata var. minor Engelm.
Portulaca lanceolata var. versicolor Engelm.
Portulaca plano-operculata Kuntze
Portulaca umbraticola subsp. coronata (Small) J.F.Matthews & Ketron
Portulaca umbraticola subsp. umbraticola

Flowers

In flower: April to December (from 457 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: B. Phalan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Linda Jo Conn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Robert Creech, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Lucas Rodrigues, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alan Jeon, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Raju Babu, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ryan F. Mandelbaum, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sathya K Selvam, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: River Ahlquist, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Writer hit, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sharfina Annisa, CC BY-SA 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.