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Trianthema
Trianthema is a genus of flowering plants in the ice plant family, Aizoaceae. Members of the genus are annuals or perennials generally characterized by fleshy, opposite, unequal, smooth-margined leaves, a prostrate growth form, flowers with five perianth segments subtended by a pair of bracts, and a fruit with a winged lid. They are known commonly as horse purslanes.
18 branches of this genus, most-observed first
desert horse purslane
speciesTrianthema portulacastrum
Red Spinach
speciesTrianthema triquetrum
Nama Horsepurslane
speciesTrianthema parvifolium
Trianthema pilosum
speciesTrianthema pilosum
Trianthema hereroense
speciesTrianthema hereroense
Trianthema turgidifolium
speciesTrianthema turgidifolium
Trianthema vleiense
speciesTrianthema vleiense
Trianthema glossostigma
speciesTrianthema glossostigma
Trianthema compactum
speciesTrianthema compactum
Trianthema salsoloides
speciesTrianthema salsoloides
Trianthema ufoense
speciesTrianthema ufoense
Trianthema cusackianum
speciesTrianthema cusackianum
Trianthema oxycalyptrum
speciesTrianthema oxycalyptrum
Trianthema corymbosum
speciesTrianthema corymbosum
Trianthema megaspermum
speciesTrianthema megaspermum
Trianthema patellitectum
speciesTrianthema patellitectum
Trianthema rhynchocalyptrum
speciesTrianthema rhynchocalyptrum
Trianthema clavatum
speciesTrianthema clavatum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 72410.