common purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.)

common purslane
(Portulaca oleracea L.)

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Maps

EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org

Invasive Listing Sources

Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States

Taxonomic Rank

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: Caryophyllidae

Order: Caryophyllales

Family: Portulacaceae

Genus: Portulaca

Subject: Portulaca oleracea L.

Synonyms and Other Names

Other Common Names:
little hogweed, akulikuli-kula, common purslane, duckweed, garden purslane, little-hogweed, purslane, pursley, pusley, wild portulaca

Related Scientific Names:
Portulaca oleracea ssp. granulatostellulata (Poelln.) Danin & Baker (Synonym)

References

Common Name Reference: Weed Science Society of America Common Names List

Scientific Name Reference: PLANTS Database