Portulaca samoensis Poelln.

PLANTS OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS
Utirik Atoll
Portulaca samoensis v. Poelln.
Locality utirik Islet
Occurrence Common in sparse coconut groves
coral sand, gravel, debris in Center of islet On
bare ground.
Date 1951, Nov. 30 Alt. 1-3 m.
Coll. F. R. Fosberg No. 33675
Remarks Prostrate, fleshy, root tuberous;
flowers yellow, closing before
mid-day.
“Project Atoir, U. S. Geological Survey
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