Portulaca oleracea

Portulaca oleracea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Portulacaceae
Genus: Portulaca
Species:
P. oleracea
Binomial name
Portulaca oleracea
Varieties[1]
  • Portulaca oleracea var. delicatula Fosberg
  • Portulaca oleracea var. oleracea
Synonyms[1]
  • 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)[2] is an annual (actually tropical perennial in USDA growing zones 10–11) succulent in the family Portulacaceae.

  1. ^ a b "Portulaca oleracea L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Portulaca oleracea". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 23 June 2020.