Portulaca L.
Portulaca, purslane
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Portulaca (Portulaca) · 6/18/1979 · Old Sturbridge Village, Massachusetts 
Species not yet identified 
Portulaca (Portulaca) · 8/14/2010 · George & Jan’s, Chelmsford, Massachusetts · ≈ 15 × 12″ (36 × 29 cm) Species not yet identified 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Caryophyllidae | Cacti, many other succulents, carnivorous plants, and leadworts |
| Order | Caryophyllales | Includes cacti, carnations, amaranths, ice plants, and many carnivorous plants |
| Family | Portulacaceae | The purslane family, including mostly succulent plants such as portulaca |
| Genus | Portulaca | Possibly from portula, “little gate,” in reference to a lid on the fruit capsule |
Portulaca description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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