| Trianthema portulacastrum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Genus: | Trianthema |
| Species: | T. portulacastrum
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| Binomial name | |
| Trianthema portulacastrum | |
Trianthema portulacastrum is a species of flowering plant in the ice plant family known by the common names desert horsepurslane,[1] black pigweed, and giant pigweed.[2] 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).[3]
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Trianthema portulacastrum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ "Trianthema portulacastrum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
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