Trianthema portulacastrum
desert horsepurslane, desert horse-purslane, horse purslane, horse-purslane, black-pigweed, giant-pigweed, verdolaga blanca
Family
Aizoaceae
Leaf Arrangement
opposite
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
elliptic, obovate, suborbicular
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
pink, purple
Flower Petals
5
Flower Month
April - November
Height (meters)
1.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
annual, perennial
Wetland Class
FACW
Habitat
Sandy soils of thickets, on dunes, and in waste grounds along streams.