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| name = Portulaca pilosa
 
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| image_caption = Photo by Wayne Matchett, [http://www.spacecoastwildflowers.com  SpaceCoastWildflowers.com]
 
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| range_map_caption = Natural range of ''Portulaca pilosa'' from USDA NRCS [http://www.plants.usda.gov Plants Database].
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| range_map_caption = Natural range of ''Portulaca pilosa'' from USDA NRCS [http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=POPI3 Plants Database].
 
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Common names: Kiss-me-quick, Chisme
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Common names: Kiss-me-quick, Chisme, Pink purslane
 
==Taxonomic notes==
 
==Taxonomic notes==
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Synonym: ''Portulaca mundula'' I.M. Johnston
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''Portulaca'' is the old Latin name for purslane, referring to the milky sap. ''Pilosa'' is Latin for hairy.<ref name="some">[[http://www.somemagneticislandplants.com.au/index.php/plants/841-portulaca-pilosa]]Some Magnetic Island. Accessed: March 1, 2016</ref>
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==Description==  
 
==Description==  
 
<!-- Basic life history facts such as annual/perrenial, monoecious/dioecious, root morphology, seed type, etc. -->
 
<!-- Basic life history facts such as annual/perrenial, monoecious/dioecious, root morphology, seed type, etc. -->
 
A description of ''Portulaca pilosa'' is provided in [http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242340919 The Flora of North America].
 
A description of ''Portulaca pilosa'' is provided in [http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242340919 The Flora of North America].
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''Portulaca pilosa'' has small terete leaves and small lavender-pink flowers, while ''P. amilis'' has larger succulent flat leaves and large orange-red flowers.<ref name="fsu">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</ref>
  
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
==Ecology==
 
==Ecology==
 
===Habitat=== <!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.-->
 
===Habitat=== <!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.-->
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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. Soil types include loamy sand, sand and fine gravel. Associated species include ''Portulaca amilis, Chamaesyce'', and ''Solidago altissima.''<ref name="fsu"/>
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===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers.  Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ -->
 
===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers.  Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ -->
===Seed dispersal===
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''P. pilosa'' has been observed to flower in June<ref>Nelson, G.  [http://www.gilnelson.com/ PanFlora]: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/  Accessed: 13 DEC 2016</ref> and July.<ref name="fsu"/> In Mexico and the lower southeastern U.S., it is a tetraploid; in the southeast it is a diploid.<ref name="matthews">Matthews, J. F., D. W. Ketron, et al. (1992). "The reevaluation of Portulaca pilosa and P. mundula (Portulacaceae)." SIDA, Contribution to Botany</ref>
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Under low light intensity and temperatures, flowers can not open, this results in a tendency towards cleistogamy, and encourages selfing.<ref name="zimmerman">Zimmerman, C. A. (1977). "A Comparison of Breeding Systems and Seed Physiologies in Three Species of Portulaca L." Ecology 58(4): 860-868.</ref>
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===Seed bank and germination===
 
===Seed bank and germination===
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It can lie dormant in the seed bank for up to 40 years before sprouting.<ref name="articles">[[(1) http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-07-25/news/os-lk-sherry-boas-072511-20110725_1_purslane-portulaca-seeds]]Orlando Sentinel. Accessed: March 1, 2016</ref> Light is required for germination.<ref name="zimmerman"/>
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===Pollination===
 
===Pollination===
The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of ''Portulaca pilosa'' at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):
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''Portulaca pilosa'' was observed at the Archbold Biological Station with sweat bees from the Halictidae family such as ''Lasioglossum tamiamensis''.<ref name="Deyrup 2015">Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.</ref>
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Halictidae:  ''Lasioglossum tamiamensis''
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==Conservation, cultivation, and restoration==
  
===Use by animals=== <!--Herbivory, granivory, insect hosting, etc.-->
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==Cultural use==
===Diseases and parasites===
 
==Conservation and Management==
 
==Cultivation and restoration==
 
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
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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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</gallery>
 
==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.
 

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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

Synonym: Portulaca mundula I.M. Johnston

Portulaca is the old Latin name for purslane, referring to the milky sap. Pilosa is Latin for hairy.[1]

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.[2]

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. Soil types include loamy sand, sand and fine gravel. Associated species include Portulaca amilis, Chamaesyce, and Solidago altissima.[2]

Phenology

P. pilosa has been observed to flower in June[3] and July.[2] In Mexico and the lower southeastern U.S., it is a tetraploid; in the southeast it is a diploid.[4]

Under low light intensity and temperatures, flowers can not open, this results in a tendency towards cleistogamy, and encourages selfing.[5]

Seed bank and germination

It can lie dormant in the seed bank for up to 40 years before sprouting.[6] Light is required for germination.[5]

Pollination

Portulaca pilosa was observed at the Archbold Biological Station with sweat bees from the Halictidae family such as Lasioglossum tamiamensis.[7]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. [[1]]Some Magnetic Island. Accessed: March 1, 2016
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 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
  3. Nelson, G. PanFlora: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Accessed: 13 DEC 2016
  4. Matthews, J. F., D. W. Ketron, et al. (1992). "The reevaluation of Portulaca pilosa and P. mundula (Portulacaceae)." SIDA, Contribution to Botany
  5. 5.0 5.1 Zimmerman, C. A. (1977). "A Comparison of Breeding Systems and Seed Physiologies in Three Species of Portulaca L." Ecology 58(4): 860-868.
  6. [[(1) http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-07-25/news/os-lk-sherry-boas-072511-20110725_1_purslane-portulaca-seeds]]Orlando Sentinel. Accessed: March 1, 2016
  7. Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.