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Portulacaceae

Purslane or Portulaca Family

Calandrinia ciliata (=Calandrinia ciliata var. menziesii).  RED MAIDS.  FRINGED REDMAIDS.  Annual.  Yavapai County, 2500-4500 feet [McD].


Cistanthe monandra (=Calyptridium monandrum).  SANDCRESS.  COMMON PUSSYPAWS.  Annual.  Mohave and Yavapai counties at 5000 feet and lower [McD].


Claytonia lanceolata.  LANCELEAF SPRINGBEAUTY.  Perennial.  Found in Coconino County, 5500-7000 feet [McD].



Claytonia perfoliata (=Montia perfoliata).  MINERS-LETTUCE.  Annual.  Found in Mohave, Yavapai, and Coconino counties, 2500-7500 feet [McD].


Lewisia brachycalyx.  SHORTSEPAL LEWISIA.  Perennial.  Yavapai, Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, possibly also Mohave; 5000-8000 feet [McD].


Lewisia nevadensis (=Lewisia pygmaea var. nevadensis).  NEVADA LEWISIA.  Perennial.  Apache County [McD].


Lewisia pygmaea.  ALPINE LEWISIA.  Perennial.  Coconino and Apache counties, 8000-9000 feet [McD].


Lewisia rediviva.  BITTERROOT.  Perennial.  Reported from near the east boundary of Grand Canyon National Park at ca. 7000 feet [McD].


Montia chamissoi.  WATER MINERSLETTUCE.  Perennial.  Yavapai, Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 7000-9500 feet [McD].


Portulaca oleracea (=Portulaca retusa).  LITTLE HOGWEED.  Annual.  Yavapai, Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, possibly also Mohave County; 4000-8500 feet [McD]; Coconino and Navajo counties, 6000-7200 feet [McD, P. retusa].


Portulaca pilosa (=Portulaca mundula).  KISS ME QUICK.  Annual or perennial.  Found in Yavapai, Coconino, and Navajo counties, 1500-7000 feet [McD].


Talinum brevifolium.  PYGMY FLAMEFLOWER.  Perennial.  Reported from Coconino and Navajo counties, 5000-7000 feet [McD].


Talinum parviflorum.  SUNBRIGHT.  Perennial.  Reported from Yavapai, Coconino, and Navajo counties, 4500-7000 feet [McD].


Talinum validulum.  TUSAYAN FLAME FLOWER.  Perennial.  Coconino and Yavapai counties: "Pine Flat and vicinity, Juniper Mountains, Tusayan, Coconino Plateau, Kaibab Plateau, Big Black Mesa, Black Hills, southeast of Williams, south boundary of Grand Canyon NP, and near Grand Canyon Caverns."  5590-7300 feet [ARPC].


This page revised 6 July 2008.


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