Portulaca oleracea (Common Purslane)

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endangered perennial medicinal 2024 1977

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common purslane

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Summary

Portulaca oleracea (common purslane, also known as little hogweed, or pursley) is a succulent plant in the family Portulacaceae....read more on Wikipedia.

6 Portulaca oleracea varieties & subspecies found:

Portulaca oleracea var. delicatula Portulaca oleracea ssp. impolita Portulaca oleracea ssp. nitida Portulaca oleracea var. oleracea Portulaca oleracea var. sativa Portulaca oleracea var. trituberculata

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Loading...		1.2_in	12_umol	84_%	9_mph
Loading...		0_in	18_umol	81_%	11_mph

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