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Encyclopedia > Portulaca
Portulaca

Portulaca villosa Cham.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Portulacaceae
Genus: Portulaca L.
Species

about 40-100, see text Download high resolution version (850x743, 90 KB)Portulaca villosa Cham. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. ... For other uses, see Plant (disambiguation). ... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of land plants. ... Magnoliopsida is the botanical name for a class: this name is formed by replacing the termination -aceae in the name Magnoliaceae by the termination -opsida (Art 16 of the ICBN). ... Families Achatocarpaceae Aizoaceae (Fig-marigold family) Amaranthaceae (amaranth family) Ancistrocladaceae Asteropeiaceae Barbeuiaceae Basellaceae (basella family) Cactaceae (cactus family) Caryophyllaceae (carnation family) Dioncophyllaceae Droseraceae (sundew family) Drosophyllaceae Frankeniaceae Molluginaceae (carpetweed family) Nepenthaceae Nyctaginaceae (four-oclock family) Physenaceae Phytolaccaceae (pokeweed family) Plumbaginaceae (plumbago family) Polygonaceae (buckwheat family) Portulacaceae (purslane family) Rhabdodendraceae... Genera See text Portulacaceae is a family of flowering plants, comprising about 20 genera with about 500 species, ranging from herbaceous plants to shrubs. ... Carl Linnaeus, Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as  , (May 23, 1707[1] – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist[2] who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. ... The hierarchy of scientific classification. ...

Portulaca (purslane) is the type genus of the purslane family Portulacaceae, comprising about 40-100 species (probably much fewer and potentially far far more) found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. Type specimens When a new species is discovered, more important than creating a new and unique name for the species is developing a reasonably detailed description. ... Genera See text Portulacaceae is a family of flowering plants, comprising about 20 genera with about 500 species, ranging from herbaceous plants to shrubs. ...


Common Purslane Portulaca oleracea is widely considered an edible plant, and in some areas an invasive weed. Some Portulaca species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including The Nutmeg. Binomial name Portulaca oleracea L. Portulaca oleracea (Common Purslane, also known as Pigweed, Little Hogweed or Pusley), is an annual succulent in the family Portulacaceae. ... A larval insect A larva (Latin; plural larvae) is a juvenile form of animal with indirect development, undergoing metamorphosis (for example, insects or amphibians). ... The order Lepidoptera is the second most speciose order in the class Insecta and includes the butterflies, moths and skippers. ... Binomial name Discestra trifolii Hufnagel, 1758 The Nutmeg (Discestra trifolii), also known as the Clover Cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. ...

Selected species
  • Portulaca amilis Paraguayan Purslane
  • Portulaca andicola
  • Portulaca biloba Cuban Purslane
  • Portulaca boliviensis
  • Portulaca caulerpoides Puerto Rican Purslane
  • Portulaca cryptopetala
  • Portulaca elatior
  • Portulaca elongata
  • Portulaca eruca
  • Portulaca fluvialis
  • Portulaca fragilis
  • Portulaca gilliesii, glyphosate resistant (ca. 10 L/ha)
  • Portulaca gracilis
  • Portulaca grandiflora Moss-rose Purslane
  • Portulaca halimoides Silkcotton Purslane
  • Portulaca insularis
  • Portulaca lanuginosa
  • Portulaca longiusculotuberculata
  • Portulaca lutea Yellow Purslane
  • Portulaca molokiniensis 'Ihi
  • Portulaca mucronata
  • Portulaca oleracea Common Purslane or Pigweed
  • Portulaca papulosa
  • Portulaca pedicellata
  • Portulaca perennis
  • Portulaca pilosa - Shaggy Purslane
  • Portulaca psammotropha
  • Portulaca quadrifida Chickenweed Purslane
  • Portulaca rotundifolia
  • Portulaca rubricaulis Redstem Purslane
  • Portulaca sclerocarpa 'Ihi Makole
  • Portulaca smallii Small's Purslane
  • Portulaca suffrutescens Shrubby Purslane
  • Portulaca teretifolia Roundleaf Purslane
  • Portulaca umbraticola Wingpod Purslane
  • Portulaca villosa - Hairy Purslane or ‘Ihi

Binomial name Hook. ... Binomial name Portulaca oleracea L. Purslane, also known as Little Hogweed or Pusley, is an annual succulent in the Portulacaceae family. ...

External links

  • Top100Plants: Rose Moss



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Portulaca must be the cheeriest looking plant in the whole garden when it flowers.
There are between 40 -100 different species of portulaca (or purslane) with the two most recognised species are portulaca grandiflora (moss rose purslane) or portulaca oleracea (common purslane or pigweed).
As portulaca is a low growing plant it's best use is as a groundcover in front of other foliage type plants, especially succulents.
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Portulaca is a plant with many faces, and a name for each.
Portulaca is fairly succulent, and the leaves and young stems have an admirable combination of crunchiness and tenderness which suit them to use raw in salads - green salad or grain-based salads such as tabouleh.
Portulaca offers a variety of interesting minerals, but it's recent claim to fame is it's linoleic acid (omega 3).
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