Portulaca rausii Danin

(≡ Portulaca oleracea subsp. rausii (Danin) J. Walter) – Fig. 9C, D.

+ Cm: Crimea: Simeiz, W slope of Koshka mountain, 15 Aug 1977, Kosykh & Usacheva (YALT); S coast of Crimea, top of the Red Stone cliff, 44°34'09''N, 34°17'08''E, 370 m, 4 Aug 1978, Kosykh & Usacheva (YALT); Gurzuf, 44°32'36''N, 34°15'59''E, 150 m, vineyard below bus stop “Priyatnoye svidaniye”, 27 Jul 2020, Ryff (YALT); Nikita village, 44°30'59''N, 34°14'14''E, 170 m, along street, 29 Jul 2020, Ryff (YALT).

– New area record for this taxon, identified by SEM study of the seeds. Its native range is the Mediterranean. The localities nearest to the Crimean populations are in continental S Ukraine, where it is noted as doubtfully naturalized (Dzhus & al. 2015; POWO 2023b), and in the E Mediterranean, where it is native. In Crimea, Portulaca rausii was found primarily in natural and semi-natural habitats only on the S coast, in the submediterranean zone. This suggests that it is a native species there.

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