Species Details

Portulaca halimoides

desert portulaca

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Classification

Scientific Name: Portulaca halimoides L.
Common Name: desert portulaca
Family:	Portulacaceae
Element Code:	PDPOR06040
USDA Plants Symbol:	POHA5
Synonyms/Other Names: Portulaca mundula Jtn.

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1984-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-05-26

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: Sep

Elevation:
1000 - 1200 meters
3280 - 3935 feet

General Habitats:

Joshua tree "woodland" (sandy)

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Can be common following summer rains. See Madroño 36(4):281-282 (1989) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	0 %

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					0
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	0

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Arizona (AZ), Arkansas (AR), Baja California (BA), California (CA), Colorado (CO), Delaware (DE), Nevada (NV), New Mexico (NM), Oklahoma (OK), Puerto Rico (PR), South America (SA), Texas (TX), Utah (UT), Virgin Islands (VI), Virginia (VA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Riverside (RIV), San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Bighorn Basin (3411576), Castle Peaks (3511532), Cima (3511525), Cima Dome (3511535), Clark Mtn. (3511555), Hackberry Mountain (3511512), Hart Peak (3511531), Indian Cove (3411612), Joshua (3511534), Mescal Range (3511545), Mineral Hill (3511544), Pinto Valley (3511523), Woods Mountains (3511513)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

Regional Map

Map

Presumed Extant

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