BISH 402299Botany

Portulaca pilosa

shaggy portulaca

As recorded: Portulaca australis Endl.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Portulacaceae

Collected by: Herbst, D.R.; Allerton, J.J. Allerton →Derral R. Herbst →
Collector number: 2744
Date: August 13, 1972
Locality: Between Butaritari and Ukiangang Villages.
Island: Butaritari Atoll
Region: Kiribati
Identified by: Fosberg, F.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

304 Bishop specimens of Portulaca pilosa · collected 1864–2021Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 13, 1972, Herbst, D.R.; Allerton, J. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Portulaca pilosa observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10,863 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28

Dunlop St, Collingwood Park, QLD, AU

(c) amilne79, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Painted Bunting Trail, Spring Branch, TX, US

(c) Jane Weeden, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-26

Provincial Highway 39, Xinhua District, Tainan City, TW

(c) chapterwhats, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

733台灣臺南市東山區

(c) garlice99, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

112台灣臺北市北投區稻香里

(c) 李成華, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

23209 B.C.S., México

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Cite this specimen

Portulaca pilosa. BISH 402299. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956600724. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/402299.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956600724 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026