Portulaca minuta

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Portulaca minuta

Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Portulacaceae
Genus: Portulaca
Species:
P. minuta
Binomial name
Portulaca minuta
Correll

Portulaca minuta, the tiny purslane,[2][3] is a rare species of flowering plant. It grows in the Florida Keys[4] and Bahamas.[5]

Habitat

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The populations in Florida are associated with open-canopy pine rockland habitat where it grows in small erosional depressions in otherwise sparsely-vegetated exposed limestone.[1]

Conservation

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Prior to 2013, it was thought to be endemic to the Bahamas before being discovered in the Florida Keys on the islands of Big Pine Key, No Name Key, and Lower Sugarloaf Key. It is believed to persist in less than 20 sites and is threatened by sea level rise.[1]

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  • In situ, open-canopy rockland habitat, Big Pine Key, Florida
    In situ, open-canopy rockland habitat, Big Pine Key, Florida

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Portulaca minuta". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Portulaca minuta - Species Details". Atlas of Florida Plants. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  3. ^ Doughty, Eleanor (2015-07-16). "Common plants and weeds that you didn't know you could eat". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  4. ^ "Portulaca minuta - Species Details". Atlas of Florida Plants.
  5. ^ "Isotype of Portulaca minuta Correll [family PORTULACACEAE]". JSTOR.


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