Portulaca grandiflora Hook.

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Bumi Hills, Kariba

Synonyms:	Portulaca pilosa L. subsp. grandiflora (Hook.) R. Geesink
Common names:	Eleven o'clock (English) Mexican rose (English) Rose moss (English)
Description:	Prostrate or ascending herb, with long thin hairs at the nodes and among the flowers. Leaves terete. Flowers 2.5 cm or more in diameter, in bright colours, pink, red, yellow, white or striped. Petals obovate, ± notched.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	grandiflora: large flowered
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Worldwide distribution:	South America
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Image last updated:	Friday 14 April 2017
Literature:	Bailey, L.H. (1949). Manual of Cultivated Plants Revised edition. Macmillan, New York. Page 365.

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