Portulaca suffrutescens, the shrubby purslane,[1] is a plant species native to the southwestern United States and northern and central Mexico.

It has been found in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Sonora, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Durango, Querétaro and Guerrero.

Leaves are needle-like, round in cross-section, up to 3 cm (1.2 inches) long.

Flowers are orange, copper or bronze, up to 25 mm (1 inch) across.

Seeds are black with a row of small bumps along one side.