Portulaca cryptopetala

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Botanical name
Portulaca cryptopetala
Family
Portulacaceae
Genus
Portulaca
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Portulaca cryptopetala

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Portulaca cryptopetala but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Portulaca cryptopetala f. phenopetala Portulaca cryptopetala var. diversifolia Portulaca cryptopetala var. legrandii Portulaca cryptopetala var. poellnitziana Portulaca diversifolia Portulaca diversifolia var. angustata Portulaca diversifolia var. legrandii Portulaca diversifolia var. saltensis Portulaca legrandii Portulaca poellnitziana Portulaca simpliciuscula var. spegazinii

Others in Portulaca

Portulaca confertifolia
Portulaca argentinensis
Portulaca brevifolia
Portulaca elongata var. pedicellata
Portulaca guanajuatensis
Portulaca macbridei
Portulaca amilis
Portulaca biloba

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