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Portulaca kermesina
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve
Photo: Bart Wursten
Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve
Photo: Bart Wursten
Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve
Photo: Bart Wursten
By Salt Springs road from Mandavu to Sinamatella
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Erect or suberect, succulent annual or perennial, somewhat woody at the base. Leaves 2-3 cm, subalternate, linear, subcylindric, subtended by whitish stipular hairs. Flowers terminal, solitary or in small heads, bright carmine. |
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| Flowering time: | Nov - Mar |
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| Mozambique distribution: | GI,M |
| Growth form: | AP |
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Other sources of information about Portulaca kermesina:
African Plant Database: Portulaca kermesinaBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Portulaca kermesina
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Portulaca kermesina
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Portulaca kermesina
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Portulaca kermesina
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Portulaca kermesina
JSTOR Plant Science: Portulaca kermesina
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Portulaca kermesina
Tropicos: Portulaca kermesina
West African Plants database: Portulaca kermesina
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