Trianthema portulacastrum
TaxID: 3548
Basic Information
Trianthema portulacastrum
Desert Horse-Purslane, Desert Horse-purslane
Trianthema portulacastrum is a species of flowering plant in the ice plant family known by the common names desert horsepurslane, black pigweed, and giant pigweed. It is native to areas of several continents, including Africa and North and South America, and present as an introduced species in many other areas. It grows in a wide variety of habitat types and it can easily take hold in disturbed areas and cultivated land as a weed. This species is a host plant for the beet leafhopper (Circulifer tenellus).
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Taxonomic Information
Eukaryota
Streptophyta
Magnoliopsida
Caryophyllales
Aizoaceae
Trianthema
portulacastrum
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Species
k__Eukaryota;p__Streptophyta;c__Magnoliopsida;o__Caryophyllales;f__Aizoaceae;g__Trianthema;s__Trianthema portulacastrum
Weeds
Photos (5 photos)
Morphological Features
No morphological description available.
Host Plants (0 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
No host plants available.
Quarantine Status (0 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
No quarantine status records available.
Distribution (96 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Country | Status | State |
|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | Present | — |
| Aruba | Present | — |
| Angola | Present | — |
| United Arab Emirates | Present | — |
| Argentina | Present | — |
| Australia | Present | |
| Benin | Present | — |
| Burkina Faso | Present | — |
| Bangladesh | Present | — |
| Bahrain | Present | — |
Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
Download CSVGenomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No genome records available.
Transcriptomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No transcriptome records available.
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