Sonoran Desert Carpetweeds

Summer, mat-forming annuals often on irrigated land. Flowers of Sonoran Desert species mostly small.

Horse Purslane

Trianthema portulacastrum

 

 

Photo by Mike Plagens

Summer annual growing as a weed in agricultural or urban settings and occasionally within desert washes in the Sonoran Desert. Small pink flowers. Forms mats close to ground. Detailed Description

 

 


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updated 27 Aug. 2022.