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==Cultivation and restoration==
 
==Cultivation and restoration==
 
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File: Port_pilo_WMatchett_SpaceCoastWildflowers-001.jpg | <center> Flowers of ''Portulaca'' ''pilosa'' <p> Photo by Wayne Matchett, [http://www.spacecoastwildflowers.com  SpaceCoastWildflowers.com] </p>
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==References and notes==
 
==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.
 
Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.
  
 
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu]. Last accessed: November 2015. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Robert K. Godfrey, R.A. Norris. States and Counties: Florida:  Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jefferson, Liberty, Volusia, Wakulla, Washington. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.
 
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu]. Last accessed: November 2015. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Robert K. Godfrey, R.A. Norris. States and Counties: Florida:  Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jefferson, Liberty, Volusia, Wakulla, Washington. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.

Revision as of 17:04, 8 February 2016

Portulaca pilosa
Port pilo.jpg
Photo by Wayne Matchett, SpaceCoastWildflowers.com
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.
Port pilo dist.jpg
Natural range of Portulaca pilosa from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common names: Kiss-me-quick, Chisme, Pink Purslane

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.

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: November 2015. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Robert K. Godfrey, R.A. Norris. States and Counties: Florida: Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jefferson, Liberty, Volusia, Wakulla, Washington. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.