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Portulaca oleracea
akulikuli-kula, common purslane, duckweed, garden purslane, little hogweed, little-hogweed, purslane, pursley, wild portulaca
Petrified Forest National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Portulaca oleracea L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
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:		AZ: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Last Modified Date:	7/23/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/10/2025 10:11:45 AM

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