Portulacaceae

Of caryophylloid dicot family and Caryophyllales.   May also be referred to as family Portulacaceae and purslane family.

Family of usually succulent herbs; cosmopolitan in distribution especially in Americas.

This concept's ID is @1~59575

Caryophylloid Dicot Genus

  • Talinum 5 facts

    Genus of mainly American more-or-less succulent herbs.

  • Claytonia 3 facts

    Genus of mainly North American succulent herbs with white or pink flowers usually in terminal...

  • genus Portulaca 2 facts

    Genus of mainly tropical fleshy or trailing herbs.

  • Calandrinia 2 facts

    Large genus of low-growing herbs; widespread throughout tropical and warm temperate...

  • Lewisia 2 facts

    Genus of western North American low-growing herbs having linear woolly leaves and large...

  • Montia 1 facts

    Small genus of densely tufted annual herbs; north temperate regions and South America and...

  • Spraguea 1 facts

    Small genus of usually perennial herbs having deep woody taproots and flower heads of umbels...