[The Loosestrife Family in the Columbia River Gorge 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) - 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. The photo at left shows purslane loosestrife as seen on the shore of upper Rattlesnake Creek as it passes through private meadows at Panakanic in western Klickitat County.........June 17, 2015.

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 as seen in vernally moist swales at Panakanic in western Klickitat County............June 17, 2013.

Paul Slichter