[The Loosestrife Family East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Purslane Loosestrife, Spatulaleaf Loosestrife, Spatula-leaf Loosestrife, Water Purslane

Lythrum portula

Synonym: Peplis portula

Purslane Loosestrife, Spatulaleaf Loosestrife, Spatula-leaf Loosestrife, Water Purslane: Lythrum portula (Synonym: Peplis portula)

A mat of purslane loosestrife growing on a sandbar next to the Klickitat River near Beeks Canyon, Klickitat County, Washington..........July 21, 2011.

Purslane Loosestrife, Spatulaleaf Loosestrife, Spatula-leaf Loosestrife, Water Purslane: Lythrum portula (Synonym: Peplis portula) - Purslane Loosestrife, Spatulaleaf Loosestrife, Spatula-leaf Loosestrife, Water Purslane: Lythrum portula (Synonym: Peplis portula)

Purslane Loosestrife, Spatulaleaf Loosestrife, Spatula-leaf Loosestrife, Water Purslane: Lythrum portula (Synonym: Peplis portula) - Purslane Loosestrife, Spatulaleaf Loosestrife, Spatula-leaf Loosestrife, Water Purslane: Lythrum portula (Synonym: Peplis portula)

Additional close-up photos of purslane loosestrife growing on a sandbar next to the Klickitat River near Beeks Canyon, Klickitat County, Washington.........July 21, 2011.

Purslane Loosestrife, Spatulaleaf Loosestrife, Spatula-leaf Loosestrife, Water Purslane: Lythrum portula (Synonym: Peplis portula)

An additional close-up photo of the axillary inflorescences and stem leaves of purslane loosestrife as seen on a sandy beach along the west shoreline of the Deschutes River about one-half mile upstream from its mouth...............July 27, 2011.

Paul Slichter