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Portulaca pilosa L.
Djanggara

Reference
Sp.Pl. [Linnaeus] 1:445 (1753)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Succulent, erect or prostrate annual, herb, to 0.2 m high. Fl. yellow/pink, Jan to Jul or Nov. Sandy, loamy & clayey soils.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 15 May 1996
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Dampierland, Great Sandy Desert, Indian Tropical Islands, Pilbara, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzroy Trough, Hamersley, Keep, McLarty, Pindanland.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Broome, Christmas Island, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Meekatharra, Wyndham-East Kimberley.