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Portulacaceae

3-Claytonia habit

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Many members of Portulacaceae are leaf succulents, while others are herbaceous, as is Claytonia virginica, spring beauty. A few are shrubs.

NOTE: the red pigments found in the Portulacaceae are betalains.


Photo by K. R. Robertson from plants at Lodge Park, Piatt County, Illinois.

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