Portulaca pilosa is a species of flowering succulent plant in the purslane family, Portulacaceae, which is native to the Americas. Its common names include pink purslane, kiss-me-quick, and hairy pigweed. Its range extends from the southern United States and the Caribbean to as far south as Brazil.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Shaggy portulaca being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Portulacaceae
- Genus
- Portulaca
- Species
- Portulaca pilosa
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