Portulaca pilosa L.

Locations ofPortulaca pilosa L. in Virginia

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Family
Portulacaceae
Botanical Name
Portulaca pilosa L.
Common Name
Kiss-me-quick
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
in Taxa Not Treated: Unverified Taxa
Comments
Collected in Hampton City by Pat Baldwin, the details not known but apparently an established population; also collected in Norfolk City and at Fort Barfoot in Nottoway County. This species is pantropical, extending generally north in our region to c. NC; it appears likely to be an introduction in se. Virginia.
Habitat
In barren waste ground and pavement cracks. Rare, but well established locally.
Native Status
Introduced

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