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Portulaca oleracea
common purslane
Death Valley National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Probably Present (Historical)
Nativeness:	Non-native (Noxious)
Abundance:

Scientific Name with Authority:		Portulaca oleracea L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		common purslane
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Caryophyllales, Family Portulacaceae, Genus Portulaca, Species Portulaca oleracea


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		GU
NatureServe State Rank:		CA: SNA; NV: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 2 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
American Memorial Park	Amistad National Recreation Area
Antietam National Battlefield	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Arches National Park	Assateague Island National Seashore
Aztec Ruins National Monument	Badlands National Park
Bandelier National Monument	Big Bend National Park
Big Cypress National Preserve	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area	Biscayne National Park
Blue Ridge Parkway	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Buck Island Reef National Monument	Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Canyonlands National Park	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Cape Lookout National Seashore
Capitol Reef National Park	Capulin Volcano National Monument
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Castillo De San Marcos National Monument	Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Channel Islands National Park	Chiricahua National Monument
Colorado National Monument	Coronado National Memorial
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
DeSoto National Memorial	Devils Tower National Monument
Dry Tortugas National Park	El Malpais National Monument
El Morro National Monument	Everglades National Park
Fire Island National Seashore	First State National Historical Park
Fort Bowie National Historic Site	Fort Davis National Historic Site
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Fort Matanzas National Monument	Fort Pulaski National Monument
Fort Sumter National Historical Park	Fort Union National Monument
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gateway National Recreation Area	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Portage National Monument	Great Falls Park
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Guadalupe Mountains National Park	Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
Haleakala National Park	Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site	Hovenweep National Monument
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site	Indiana Dunes National Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
John Muir National Historic Site	Kalaupapa National Historical Park
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area	Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Mesa Verde National Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Mojave National Preserve
Montezuma Castle National Monument	National Park of American Samoa
Natural Bridges National Monument	Navajo National Monument
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Nez Perce National Historical Park
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument	Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
Parashant National Monument	Pecos National Historical Park
Petrified Forest National Park	Pinnacles National Park
Pipe Spring National Monument	Pipestone National Monument
Piscataway Park	Presidio of San Francisco
Prince William Forest Park	Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park
Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site	Rock Creek Park
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site	Saguaro National Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site	Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Saratoga National Historical Park	Scotts Bluff National Monument
Shenandoah National Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Stones River National Battlefield	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Tonto National Monument
Tumacacori National Historical Park	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	Virgin Islands National Park
Voyageurs National Park	Walnut Canyon National Monument
War in the Pacific National Historical Park	Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area	White Sands National Park
Wind Cave National Park	Wupatki National Monument
Yellowstone National Park	Yosemite National Park
Yucca House National Monument	Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	8/21/2014

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/10/2025 6:25:42 PM

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