Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

wingpod purslane

Portulaca umbraticola

Spanish: Verdolaga con flor

wingpod purslane (Portulaca umbraticola)
Photographed by pablottorres97 on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

Portulaca umbraticola, also known as the wingpod purslane, is a perennial succulent in the genus of flowering plants 'Portulaca.' Most often recorded in Nov.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Portulacaceae
Local records1 research-grade observation within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records9,612 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2024 – 2024
Months recorded near La Saladita
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “wingpod purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/portulaca-umbraticola/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.