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Portulaca oleracea L.
Sp. Pl. 445 1753
Family: PORTULACACEAE

Portulaca oleracea Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Flowering habit at Runway overrun fields Sand Island, Midway Atoll, Hawaii (USA). June 02, 2008.

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Portulaca oleracea L.
Sp. Pl. 445 1753
Synonymy: 34 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Portulaca oleracea subs. africana Danin & Baker
Israel J. Bot. 27[3-4]: 187 (1978)
Synonymy: 2 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Portulaca oleracea subs. canariensis (Danin & Reyes-Bet.)
Synonymy: 2 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Portulaca oleracea subs. cypria (Danin)
Synonymy: 2 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Portulaca oleracea subs. granulatostellulata (Poelln.) Danin & Baker
Israel J. Bot. 27[3-4]: 189 (1978)
Synonymy: 3 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Portulaca oleracea subs. impolita Danin & H.G.Baker
Israel J. Bot. 27: 195 1978 publ. 1979

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Portulaca oleracea subs. nicaraguensis Danin & H.G.Baker
Israel J. Bot. 27(3-4): 186. 1979 [1978 publ. 1979]
Synonymy: 2 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Portulaca oleracea subs. nitida Danin & H.G.Baker
Israel J. Bot. 27: 194 1978 publ. 1979
Synonymy: 2 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Portulaca oleracea subs. papillatostellulata Danin & H.G.Baker
Israel J. Bot. 27: 200 1978 publ. 1979
Synonymy: 2 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Portulaca oleracea subs. rausii (Danin) J.Walter
Fl. Slovenska 6(3): 657. 2012 [Jun 2012]
Synonymy: 2 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Portulaca oleracea subs. sativa (Haw.) ?elak.
Prodr. Fl. Böhmen 484 1875
Synonymy: 5 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Portulaca oleracea subs. sicula (Danin, Domina & Raimondo) J.Walter
Fl. Slovenska 6(3): 657. 2012 [Jun 2012]
Synonymy: 2 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Portulaca oleracea subs. stellata Danin & H.G.Baker
Israel J. Bot. 27(3-4): 198. 1979 [1978 publ. 1979]
Synonymy: 2 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Portulaca oleracea subs. sylvestris (Garsault) Thell.
Fl. Advent. Montpellier 222 (1912).
Synonymy: 3 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Portulaca oleracea subs. trituberculata (Danin, Domina & Raimondo) J.Walter
Fl. Slovenska 6(3): 657. 2012 [Jun 2012]
Synonymy: 2 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Portulaca oleracea subs. tuberculata Danin & H.G.Baker
Israel J. Bot. 27(3-4): 194. 1979 [1978 publ. 1979]
Synonymy: 3 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Portulaca oleracea subs. zaffranii (Danin) J.Walter
Fl. Slovenska 6(3): 657. 2012 [Jun 2012]
Synonymy: 2
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Purslane, Purslave, Pursley, Verdolaga, Pigweed, Little hogweed, Red root, Moss rose, Common Purslane, Garden purslane, Wild water-leaf (Nigeria)
ARABIC ( لعربية ): بقلة حمقاء, الرُجَيْلَة, الرِجْلَة, الفُرْفِير, الفَرْفَحَى, الفَرْفَحِين, الفَرْفَح, البَقْلَة, البَقْلَة اللَّيِّنَة
AZERBAIJAN ( Azərbaycanca): Dirrik pərpərəni
BAMBARA (Bamanankan): missi kumbéré, taf a nuk, tiaf a nuk,
BASQUE (Euskara): Ketozki, Ketorki, Getozca, Getozka
BELARUSIAN (Беларуская): Партулак агародны
BULGARIAN (Български): Тученица
CATALAN (Català): Verdolaga
CHINESE (中文): 马齿苋, 马齿菜、五行草、酸苋、猪母菜、豬母乳、地马菜、马蛇子菜、长寿菜、老鼠耳、寶釧菜、蚂蚱菜
CORSICAN (Corsu): Erba fratesca
CROATIAN (Hrvatski): Tušt
DHIVEHI (ދިވެހި): ގެދަ
DUTCH (Nederlands): Postelein
FINNISH (Suomi): Vihannesportulakka
FRENCH (Français): Pourpier, Portulache, Pourpier maraîcher, Porcelane
GERMAN (Deutsch): Portulak, Gemüse-Portulak
GREEK (Ελληνικά): Αντράκλα, ανδράχλη, γλυστρίδα
HAITIAN CREOLE (Kreyòl ayisyen): Koupye
HEBREW (עברית): רגלת הגינה
HUNGARIAN (Magyar): Kövér porcsin Ez a lap egy ellenőrzött változatarészletek megjelenítése/elrejtése
ICELANDIC (Íslenska): Súpugull, Portulakka
IDO: Portulako
INDONESIAN (Bahasa Indonesia): Gelang biasa
ITALIAN (Italiano): Porcellana comune
JAPANESE (日本語): スベリヒユ
KAZAKH (Qazaqşa / قازاقشا / Қазақша): Бақша қараоты
KOREAN (한국어): 쇠비름
KURDISH (كوردی / Kurdî): Pirpar, Pêrpîne, Pêpîner
LATIN (Latina): Portulaca
LIGURIAN (Líguru): Porcellana, Procaccia, Purselana
LOMBARD (Lombard / Lumbaart): Erba grassa
MALAY (بهاس ملاي /Bahasa Melayu ): Gelang pasir, Rumput beremi, Segan jantan
MALAYALAM (മലയാളം): കൊഴുപ്പ
MARATHI (मराठी): घोळ
MAZANDERANI (مازِرونی): پرپین
NAVAJO (Diné Bizaad): Tséghániłchʼi
NEAPOLITAN (Nnapulitano): Përcacchia, Përcaglia
OSSETIAN ( Ирон æвзаг - Iron ævzag): Цæxдонгæрдæг
PERSIAN (فارسی): خرفه پرپهن
PIEMONTES (Piemontèis): poslan-a
POLISH ( Polski): Portulaka pospolita
PORTUGUESE (Português): Beldroega, Bredo-femea, Baldroaga, Beldroega comum, onze-horas, Ora-pro-nobis, Caaponga (do tupi), Salada-de-negro
ROMAGNOL DIALECT (Rumagnòl): Pan cot
ROMANIAN (Română): Iarbă grasă
RUSSIAN (Русский): Портулак огородный
SARDINIAN (sardu): Barzellana
SERBIAN (Српски / Srpski): Тушт
SICILIAN (Sicilianu): Purciaca, Purciddana
SPANISH (Español): Verdolaga, Verdalaga, Buglosa, Hierba grasa, Porcelana, Tarfela, Peplide, Colchón de niño (Salvador), Flor de las once (Colombia), Flor de un día (Argentina), Lega (Argentina), Borzolaga, Engañagochos, Lengua de gato, Loraca, Malmuere, Nuncamuere, Portulaca, Verderaja, Verdolaga angosta, Verdolaga blanca, Verdolaga colorada, Verdolaga común, Verdolaga española, Verdolaga hortense, Verdolaga real, Verdolaga romana, Verdolaga silvestre, Verdulaga
SWEDISH (Svenska): Portlak
THAI (ภาษาไทย): คุณนายตื่นสาย
TONGA (Chitonga or Zambezi): Tamole
TURKISH (Türkçe): Semizotu
UKRAINIAN (Українська): Портулак городній
UPPER SORBIAN (Hornjoserbsce): Jědźny portłak
UZBEK (Oʻzbekcha / أۇزبېك ﺗﻴﻠی / Ўзбек): Semizoʻt
VIETNAMESE (Tiếng Việt): Rau sam
WOLOF (Wolof): tâg i mpitöx, tang i mpiteurh, tanguipeter, tãnk i m
ZAZAKI (Zazaki): Pumpar, Pırpar, Parpar, Pımpar

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Portulaca oleracea group

Portulaca oleracea is a polyploid complex, with diploid, tetraploid and hexaploid forms (2n = 18, 36, 54). Danin et al. (1978) divided the complex into seven subspecies on the basis of seed size and patterning, relating these to different ploidy levels: subsp. oleracea, subsp. impolita Danin & H. G. Baker, subsp. granulatostellulata Danin & H. G. Baker, subsp. nicaraguensis Danin & H. G. Baker, subsp. nitida Danin & H. G. Baker, subsp. papillatostellulata Danin & H. G. Baker, and subsp. stellata Danin & H. G. Baker. The subspecies are not geographically separated, and even within the same flora area it is possible to recognise several of these seed types, which sometimes grow together. P. oleracea (purslane) has been used as a vegetable since ancient times. The cultivated form, subsp. sativa (Haw.) Celak, distinguished by larger seeds over 1 mm long, is probably a selection from subspecies oleracea.


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Flower at Mokuauia, Oahu, Hawaii (USA). February 22, 2005. Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
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Flowers stems and leaves at South Beach Sand Island, Midway Atoll, Hawaii (USA). June 04, 2008. Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

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Many seedlings at Kaukaukapapa, Kahoolawe, Hawaii (USA). December 27, 2010. Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
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Habit at Mokeehia, Maui, Hawaii (USA). April 04, 2005. Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

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Flowering habit at Flag field Sand Island, Midway Atoll, Hawaii USA). June 12, 2008. Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
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Habit with corky and red stems larger leaves at North Desert, Laysan, Hawaii (USA). September 14, 2013. Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr


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