Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Plants
Trianthema portulacastrum (Horse-purslane,verdolaga de cochi)
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Habitat: disturbed areas
Life Form: forb,annual Leaf Description: succulent Flower Color: pink or magenta or lavender Flowering Period: summer Spines: spineless Family: Aizoaceae (aizoon family) Abundance: introduced,naturalized Additional Information: Felger, R.S., S. Rutman, and J. Malusa. 2014. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: Flora of Southwestern Arizona: Part 8. Eudicots: Acanthaceae to Apocynaceae. Phytoneuron 2014-85, 1-71 page 16 (8.5 MB pdf) |
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