Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Portulaca oleracea (Common Purslane) [Portulacaceae]
(observations are from Whitaker, Martin et al., and Myers et al.)
Birds
Calcaridae: Calcarius lapponicus (Lapland Longspur) [seeds comprise 0.5-2% of the diet in NE USA & Northern Prairies] MZN1951; Emberizidae: Pooecetes gramineus (Vesper Sparrow) [seeds comprise 0.5-2% of the diet in E USA] MZN1951, Spizella passerina (Chipping Sparrow) [seeds comprise 0.5-2% of the diet in E USA] MZN1951
Mammals
Cervidae: Odocoileus virginianus (White-tailed Deer) [1-8% of deer droppings contained viable seeds of this plant in New York] Myr2004; Cricetidae: Peromyscus maniculatus (Deer Mouse) [seeds comprise 0.4% of the diet by volume] Wh1966