Portulaca bicolor

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Portulaca bicolor
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Portulacaceae
Genus: Portulaca
Species:
P. bicolor
Binomial name
Portulaca bicolor
F.Muell.

Portulaca bicolor is a succulent species of the family Portulacaceae with cylindrical leaves and red stems. [1] Flowering all year the plant is common to coastal regions of Australia. [2]

References

  1. Johns, Louise (2019). Field guide to common saltmarsh plants of Queensland. Brisbane: State of Queensland.
  2. Ocampo, Gilberto; Columbus, J. Travis (2012-04-01). "Molecular phylogenetics, historical biogeography, and chromosome number evolution of Portulaca (Portulacaceae)" . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 63 (1): 97–112. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.12.017. ISSN   1055-7903. PMID   22210411.