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'''''Portulaca grandiflora''''' is a [[Succulent plant|succulent]] [[flowering plant]] in the family [[Portulacaceae]]. It has many [[common name]]s, including '''Rose moss''',<ref>{{PLANTS|id=POGR7|taxon=Portulaca grandiflora|accessdate=31 January 2016}}</ref> '''Eleven o'clock''',<ref name=GRIN/> '''Mexican rose''',<ref name=GRIN/> '''Moss rose''',<ref name=GRIN/>  '''Sun Rose''',<ref name=Mitchell>{{cite book |author=Mitchell, H. |year=2003  |title=The Essential Earthman: Henry Mitchell on Gardening |publisher=Indiana University Press |isbn=9780253215857 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O5fRmqDualkC |page=113}}</ref> '''Rock Rose''',<ref name=Mitchell/> and '''Moss-Rose Purslane'''.
'''''Portulaca grandiflora''''' is a [[Succulent plant|succulent]] [[flowering plant]] in the family [[Portulacaceae]]. It has many [[common name]]s, including '''Rose moss''',<ref>{{PLANTS|id=POGR7|taxon=Portulaca grandiflora|accessdate=31 January 2016}}</ref> '''Eleven o'clock''',<ref name=GRIN/> '''Mexican rose''',<ref name=GRIN/> '''Moss rose''',<ref name=GRIN/>  '''Sun Rose''',<ref name=Mitchell>{{cite book |author=Mitchell, H. |year=2003  |title=The Essential Earthman: Henry Mitchell on Gardening |publisher=Indiana University Press |isbn=9780253215857 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O5fRmqDualkC |page=113}}</ref> '''Rock Rose''',<ref name=Mitchell/> and '''Moss-Rose Purslane'''.


It is also seen in [[Southern Asia]] and widely spread in most of the cities with old 18th- and 19th-century architecture in the [[Balkans]]. Within Pakistan it is the '''Territorial animal of the [[Islamabad Capital Territory]]'''.
It is also seen in [[Southern Asia]] and widely spread in most of the cities with old 18th- and 19th-century architecture in the [[Balkans]]. Within Pakistan it is the '''Territorial flower of the [[Islamabad Capital Territory]]'''.


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[[Category:Flora of the Indian subcontinent]]
[[Category:Flora of the Indian subcontinent]]
[[Category:Flora of Islamabad]]

Revision as of 05:57, 6 August 2022

Portulaca Grandiflora white variety in Pakistan.
Portulaca flower in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Portulaca grandiflora is a succulent flowering plant in the family Portulacaceae. It has many common names, including Rose moss,[1] Eleven o'clock,[2] Mexican rose,[2] Moss rose,[2] Sun Rose,[3] Rock Rose,[3] and Moss-Rose Purslane.

It is also seen in Southern Asia and widely spread in most of the cities with old 18th- and 19th-century architecture in the Balkans. Within Pakistan it is the Territorial flower of the Islamabad Capital Territory.


References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named GRIN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Mitchell, H. (2003). The Essential Earthman: Henry Mitchell on Gardening. Indiana University Press. p. 113. ISBN 9780253215857.