Kauaʻi record · kba_plant_portulaca_lutea
Native Yellow Purslane
Portulaca lutea
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About Native Yellow Purslane
ʻihi is a succulent herb in the Kauaʻi vascular and land plants group. Its origin status is indigenous.
Kauaʻi evidence
Species identity and image source are documented. Additional ecological and conservation citations are recommended.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Portulaca lutea
- Common names
- Native Yellow Purslane · Purslane
- Hawaiian names
- ʻihi
- Record type
- Species or taxonomic group
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Documented on Kauaʻi
- Origin
- Indigenous
- Conservation status
- Conservation priority; formal rank not listed
- Evidence date
- 2026-09-13
- Evidence limits
- No major occurrence uncertainty noted
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Coastal rocks · Dunes · Dry lowland sites
- Food and resource needs
- Light, water, nutrients, and suitable soil or substrate
- Reproduction
- Viable propagules and suitable establishment conditions
- Shelter
- Suitable soil, substrate, and vegetation structure
- Growth form
- Succulent herb
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Trampling, invasive grasses, coastal development
- Conservation actions
- Protect strand microsites and seed/propagule sources
- Monitoring
- Protect strand microsites and seed/propagule sources
- Data gaps
- Additional ecological and conservation citations are recommended
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Not assessed
- Seasonal description
- ʻihi is a succulent herb in the Kauaʻi vascular and land plants group. Its origin status is indigenous.
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