Kiss me quick vs Paraguayan purslane

Portulaca pilosa compared with Portulaca amilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kiss me quick	Paraguayan purslane
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family same	Portulacaceae	Portulacaceae
Genus same	Portulaca	Portulaca
Species	Portulaca pilosa	Portulaca amilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Kiss me quick and Paraguayan purslane share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Portulaca.

Conservation Status

Kiss me quick

NE — Not Evaluated

Paraguayan purslane

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kiss me quick	Paraguayan purslane
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kiss me quick

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Botswana), Asia (7 countries), Europe (Hungary, Italy, Romania), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Paraguayan purslane

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇺🇸 United States