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)](../../../../gorge/4petal/loosestrife/lythrum/portula/portula1d.jpg)
A mat of purslane loosestrife growing on a sandbar next to the Klickitat River near Beeks Canyon, Klickitat County, Washington..........July 21, 2011.
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- ![Purslane Loosestrife, Spatulaleaf Loosestrife, Spatula-leaf Loosestrife, Water Purslane: Lythrum portula (Synonym: Peplis portula)](../../../../gorge/4petal/loosestrife/lythrum/portula/portula1b.jpg)
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)](../../../../gorge/4petal/loosestrife/lythrum/portula/portula2a.jpg)
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