Portulaca nicaraguensis
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| Portulaca nicaraguensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Portulacaceae |
| Genus: | Portulaca |
| Species: | P. nicaraguensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Portulaca nicaraguensis (Danin & H.G.Baker) Danin | |
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Portulaca nicaraguensis, commonly known as neotropical purslane[2] is a semisucculent plant in the family Portulacaceae. Portulaca nicaraguensis is usually considered to be native to the central and southeastern United States, Central America, the West Indies, and Macaronesia.[1]