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Family Portulacaceae - Purslane


Anacampseros alstonii
Spring Beauty

Claytonia virginica
Miners Lettuce

Montia perfoliata


Montia sibirica
Elephant Bush

Portulacaria afra
Fame Flower

Talinum teretifolium
Rose Moss Or Sun Plant

Portulaca grandiflora
Spring Beauty - West

Claytonia lanceolata
Bitterroot

Lewisia rediviva
Lewisia - Tweedys

Lewisia tweedyi
Lewisia - Siskiyou

Lewisia cotyledon


Lewisia columbiana


Portulaca hybrids
Purshane

Portulaca oleracea
Pussypaws

Cistanthe umbellata


Anacampseros filamentosa
Lewisia - Dwarf Or Alpine

Lewisia pygmaea


Montia cordifolia


Lewisia longipetala
Spring Beauty - Alpine

Claytonia nivalis
Spring Beauty - West

Claytonia lanceolata
Portulaca - Wing Pod

Portulaca umbraticola

Narrative

Purslane Family (Portulacaceae) contains about 500 species organized into sixteen to twenty 16-20 different genera. There are eight genera and 105 species now growing in greater North America.

Taxonomy

Latin

English
Kingdom Plantae Plant
Phylum Embryophyta Seed Plants
Class Dicotyledoneae Dicots
Order Centrospermae Pinks - Pokeweed And Allies
Family Portulacaceae Purslane
SubFamily

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GenusSpecies
Abiescephalonica
Abiesforrestii
Abiesnumidica
Abiespinsapo
Abiesveitchii
Acaciatortuosa
Acaciawrightii
Acerbarbatum
Acerleucoderme
Acerpseudoplatanus
Acerspicatum
Achrasemarginata
Acoelorrhaphewrightii
Acrocomiatotai
Albizialebbek
Alnuscrispa
Alnusmaritima
Alnusoblongifolia
Alnusoregona = rubra
Alnusrhombifolia
Alnusrugosa
Alvaradoaamorphoides
Amphitecnalatifolia
Amyrisbalsamifera
Amyriselemifera
Annonasquamosa
Aquilegiabrevistyla
Aquilegiacaerulea
Aquilegiadesertorum
Aquilegiaelegantula
Aquilegiajonesii
Aquilegialongissima
Aquilegiamicrantha
Aquilegiasaximontana
Aquilegiascopulorum
Aquilegiatriternata
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