Purslane

Scientific Name: – Portulaca oleracea

Purslane is a common name for several plants with edible leaves and may refer to: Portulacaceae, a family of succulent flowering plants, and especially: Portulaca oleracea, a species of Portulaca eaten as a vegetable and considered a weed, known as summer purslane Portulaca grandiflora, moss rose, or moss-rose purslane Claytonia perfoliata, Miner’s lettuce or winter purslane Claytonia sibirica, pink purslane Halimione portulacoides, sea purslane

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