BISH 635256Botany

Portulaca pilosa

shaggy portulaca

As recorded: Portulaca australis Endl.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Portulacaceae

Collected by: Herbst, D.R.
Collector number: 7273
Date: February 20, 1984
Locality: East of the village
Island: Pagan
Region: Northern Mariana Islands
Elevation: 50 m
Identified by: Herbst, D.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Collected the same day

On February 20, 1984, Herbst, D.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Portulaca pilosa observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1984. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10,885 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-31.

2026-10-31

Foot Perimeter Trail, Savannah, GA, US

(c) Shelby Lyn Sanders, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-31

87H2+33, Galveston, TX 77550, USA

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

2026-10-31

Zephyrhills

(c) leethebug608, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-31

Rollins Dr, Palm Coast, FL, US

(c) Dr. Jenn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-30

County Road 140, Cameron, TX, US

(c) Sue Ann Kendall, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-29

E 30th St, Bryan, TX, US

(c) Andrew Heckmann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Portulaca pilosa. BISH 635256. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956481009. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/635256.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956481009 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026