Portulaca oleracea

Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2003a.

Vernacular names

• pourpier potager Darbyshire et al., 2000
• pourpier Lambinon et al., 1992
• pourpier gras Marie-Victorin, 1995
• pourpier maraîcher Jauzein, 1995

• garden purslane ITIS, 2010
• little hogweed ITIS, 2010
• purslane Darbyshire et al., 2000
• pusley Hinds, 2000

Synonyms

• Portulaca neglecta Mackenzie & Bush FNA Ed. Comm., 2003a
• Portulaca retusa Engelmann FNA Ed. Comm., 2003a

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Caryophyllanae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Portulacaceae
Genus	Portulaca
Species	Portulaca oleracea

Habit

Herb