Participant Info

Species

Portulaca oleracea [Portulaca retusa]

Family

Portulacaceae

CommonName

common purslane, verdolaga, red root

Presence

YES

Status

native, noxious

EarliestDate

1947

LatestDate

2024

Ecosystem

basin, foothill

Geobotanical

SSawatch, Garitas, SSanjuans, NCristos, UBasin

Counties

Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache

Passes

WildlifePreserves

Baca, Great Sand Dunes

Other Localities

Alamosa (town), La Botica, Del Norte

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Rio Grande Co, Del Norte house, edge of garden plot 14 Aug 2021

Comments

The exotic common purslane can be found at low elevations all around the Valley, among volcanic rocks, consolidated sand dunes, foothill trails, house gardens, sidewalk cracks, etc. This most common of USA purslanes, sometimes listed among the top ten noxious plants, Portulaca oleracea is found in every state of the USA, and follows the Rio Grande to the Gulf of Mexico.

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