Top native purslanes
11 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Shrubby Purslane
Portulaca suffrutescens
caterpillars
6
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
1
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Shaggy Portulaca
Portulaca pilosa
caterpillars
6
food
2
flowers
4
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Desert Portulaca
Portulaca halimoides
caterpillars
5
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
3
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Redstem Purslane
Portulaca rubricaulis
caterpillars
3
food
1
flowers
3
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Tiny Purslane
Portulaca minuta
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
2
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Small's Purslane
Portulaca smallii
caterpillars
1
food
1
flowers
4
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Molokini 'Ihi
Portulaca molokiniensis
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Hairy Purslane
Portulaca villosa
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Native Yellow Purslane
Portulaca lutea
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'Ihi Makole
Portulaca sclerocarpa
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Neotropical Purslane
Portulaca nicaraguensis