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Portulaca suffrutescens Copper Purslane
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Photographer: E. Wynn Anderson
ID: 0000 0000 1114 1916 (2014-11-13)Copyright © 2014 Wynn Anderson
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date of photo Sep 21, 2014
latitude 30.53023 longitude 104.22556
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location
TX 166, 0.3 miles W of Barrel Springs Ranch road, 3.1 miles E of junction at TX 505, Davis Mountains (Jeff Davis County, Texas, US)family
Portulacaceae
plant community Chihuahuan Desert semi-arid grassland with scattered juniper and mimosa scrub at 1660 m (5440')notes on open sheetwash flat of mixed volcanic gravelly and sandy loam at base of dike-like white felsite ridge. This orange flowering population, also found elsewhere around Mt. Livermore, appears to be perennial but has smaller flowers and a semi-erect to decumbent habit not characteristic to the species. It is in need of further study.keywords: CDR, Chihuahuan Desert, Davis Mountains.
contributor's ID # CDR 2692 photo category: Plant - annual/perennial
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common names
Copper Purslane (photographer)
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