Portulaca nitida (Danin & H. G. Baker) Ricceri & Arrigoni

(≡ Portulaca oleracea subsp. nitida Danin & H. G. Baker) – Fig. 8C, D.

A Cm: Crimea: Sevastopol, surroundings, Yalta Ring, 44°32'26''N, 33°35'49''E, 100 m, side of road, 19 Jul 2020, Ryff (YALT). – New area record for this taxon, identified by SEM study of the seeds. One of the most widespread taxa of the Portulaca oleracea complex. The native range is Europe to C Asia and N Africa (POWO 2023b). It was recently noted as an alien in W Ukraine (Bulakh & al. 2020). In Crimea, it is a rare morphotype and likely to be considered a casual alien.

E. Bulakh, L. E. Ryff & M. Shevera