Portulaca oleracea

Portulaca oleracea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Portulacaceae
Genus: Portulaca
Species:
P. oleracea
Binomial name
Portulaca oleracea
Varieties
  • Portulaca oleracea var. delicatula Fosberg
  • Portulaca oleracea var. oleracea
Synonyms
  • Portulaca hortensis Rupr. (1854), nom. superfl.
  • Portulaca officinarum Crantz (1766)
  • Portulaca oleracea var. sylvestris DC. (1828), not validly publ.
  • Portulaca oleracea subsp. sylvestris Čelak. (1875), not validly publ.

Portulaca oleracea (common purslane, also known as little hogweed, or pursley) is a succulent plant in the family Portulacaceae.

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