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Portulaca nicaraguensis
Neotropical purslane is a low, semisucculent annual weed-like herb in the purslane family, native to the southeastern US, Central America, the West Indies and Macaronesia. It grows easily in warm, sunny, well-drained spots and is often found in disturbed ground.
Portulaca nicaraguensis, commonly known as neotropical purslane is a semisucculent plant in the family Portulacaceae. Portulaca nicaraguensis is usually considered to be native to the central and southeastern United States, Central America, the West Indies, and Macaronesia.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
