Portulaca pilosa
| Portulaca pilosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Genus: | Portulaca |
| Species: | P. pilosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Portulaca pilosa L. | |
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| Natural range of Portulaca pilosa from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common names: Kiss-me-quick, Chisme
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Description
A description of Portulaca pilosa is provided in The Flora of North America.
Portulaca pilosa has small terete leaves and small lavender-pink flowers, while P. amilis has larger succulent flat leaves and large orange-red flowers (FSU Herbarium).
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
In the Coastal Plain in Florida, P. pilosa occurs on river sandbars, along highways, lawns, disturbed wet sands of river bays, sandy roadways, and dry loamy sand in parking lots (FSU Herbarium). Soil types include loamy sand, sand and fine gravel (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include Portulaca amilis, Chamaesyce, and Solidago altissima (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
It flowers in July (FSU Herbarium).
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
Pollination
The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Portulaca pilosa at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):
Halictidae: Lasioglossum tamiamensis
Use by animals
Diseases and parasites
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.
