Portulaca oleracea

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Family:PORTULACACEAE
Species:Portulaca oleracea L.
Common Name:Common Purslane; Garden Purslane; Little Hogweed
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Annual
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:POOL
Plant Notes:Common Purslane is an introduced herbaceous annual in the Purslane family (Portulacaceae). It has an extensive distribution (nearly worldwide), and the actual native range is uncertain. It is assumed to be mostly anthropogenic (human dispersed) and may have reached the New World before Columbus. In Alabama it is present throughout the state. Common Purslane occurs as a lawn weed, in fields and gardens, in cracks of sidewalks and parking lots, on beaches, and along paths. It is an annual with a tap root. The stems are prostrate to erect, branched, glabrous, succulent, and often reddish in color. Leaves are alternate or congested towards the tips of the stems, spatulate or obovate in outline, flattened, succulent, and glabrous, with entire margins. Flowers are terminal or axillary. The flowers have 5-7 lemon yellow petals. The fruit is a capsule with many small shiny black seed. Common Purslane has the highest content of omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants of any leafy vegetable. All parts of purslane are edible raw, or cooked and it is sometimes fed to livestock. It can be an aggressive weed, and is listed as one of the ten most noxious weeds worldwide.—A. Diamond.
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native, FACU (NWI)
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Classification

FamilyPORTULACACEAE - Purslane family
Genus Portulaca
Species Portulaca oleracea L. - Common Purslane; Garden Purslane; Little Hogweed

Citation

Citation Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 445. 1753.
Basionym: **
Type: Without data, Loefling s.n. (lectotype: LINN 625.1). Lectotypified by Geesink, Blumea 17: 292. 1969.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Portulaca fosbergii Portulaca fosbergii Poellnitz, Occas. Pap. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Mus. 9: 13. 1936. AUSTRAL ISLANDS: Rurutu: Without data, Fosberg 11976 (holotype: BISH).
Portulaca fosbergii var. major Portulaca fosbergii Poellnitz, var. major Poellnitz, Occas. Pap. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Mus. 9: 4. 1936. AUSTRAL ISLANDS: Tubuai: Without data, St. John & Fosberg 16292 (holotype: BISH).
Portulaca hortensis Portulaca hortensis Ruprecht, Fl. Ingr. 388. 1860, nom. illegit.Portulaca officinarum Crantz 1766. 
Portulaca latifolia Portulaca latifolia Hornemann, Hort. Bot. Hafn. 491. 1815.  
Portulaca marginata Portulaca marginata Kunth, in Humboldt et al., Nov. Gen. Sp. 6: 72. 1823. VENEZUELA: Distrito Federal: Prope Caracas,
Portulaca neglecta Portulaca neglecta Mackenzie & Bush, Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 12: 81. 1902. MISSOURI: Jackson Co.: Courtney, 24 Aug 1900, Bush 1148 (holotype: MO).:
Portulaca officinarum Portulaca officinarum Crantz, Inst. Rei Herb. 2: 428. 1766.  
Portulaca oleracea subsp. granulatostellulata Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus, subsp. granulatostellulata (Poellnitz) Danin & H. Baker, in Danin et al., Israel J. Bot. 27: 189. 1979 ("1978").Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus, var. granulatostellulata Poellnitz 1936. 
Portulaca oleracea subsp. nicaraguensis Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus, subsp. nicaraguensis Danin & H. Baker, in Danin et al., Israel J. Bot. 27: 186. 1979 ("1978"). NICARAGUA: La Calera, 5 km NE of El Mercedes (Managua airport), 2 Sep 1977 (seed), 26 Apr 1978 (cult. at Berkeley), Danin s.n. (holotype: UC; isotypes: MO, US).
Portulaca oleracea subsp. nitida Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus, subsp. nitida Danin & H. Baker, in Danin et al., Israel J. Bot. 27: 194. 1979 ("1978"). NORTH CAROLINA: Henderson Co.: Without locality, 29 Aug 1940, McVaugh 5418 (holotype: UC).
Portulaca oleracea subsp. papillatostellulata Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus, subsp. papillatostellulata Danin & H. Baker, in Danin et al., Israel J. Bot. 27: 200. 1979 ("1978"). CALIFORNIA: Riverside Co.: Palm Springs, 26 Dec 1977 (seeds), 15 May 1978 (cult. at Berkeley), Danin s.n. (holotype: UC; isotype: MO).
Portulaca oleracea subsp. sativa Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus, subsp. sativa (de Candolle) Celakovsky, Prodr. Fl. Boehmen 484. 1875.Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus, var. sativa de Candolle 1828; Portulaca sativa Haworth 1803, nom. illegit.; Portulaca officinarum Crantz 1766. 
Portulaca oleracea subsp. stellata Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus, subsp. stellata Danin & H. G. Baker, in Danin et al., Israel J. Bot. 27: 198, f. 28-29. 1979 ("1978"). IDAHO: Kootenai Co.: Coeur d'Alene Lake, 17 Aug 1895, Leiberg 1545 (holotype: UC; isotypes: GH, MO, NY, US).
Portulaca oleracea subsp. sylvestris Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus, subsp. sylvestris Thellung, Fl. Adv. Montpellier 222. 1912, nom. inadmiss.Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus, var. sylvestris de Candolle 1828, nom. inadmiss.; Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus 1753 
Portulaca oleracea var. gracilescens Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus, var. gracilescens Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 22: 650. 1925. AUSTRALIA: Queensland:
Portulaca oleracea var. granulatostellulata Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus, var. granulatostellulata Poellnitz, Occas. Pap. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Mus. 9: 5. 1936. HAWAII: Molokai:
Portulaca oleracea var. macrantha Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus, var. macrantha Eggers, Fl. St. Croix 27. 1879. VIRGIN ISLANDS
Portulaca oleracea var. micrantha Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus, var. micrantha Eggers, Fl. St. Croix 27. 1879. VIRGIN ISLANDS
Portulaca oleracea var. parvifolia Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus, var. parvifolia (Haworth) Grisebach, Fl. Brit. W.I. 57. 1859; 707. 1864.Portulaca parvifolia Haworth 1812. 
Portulaca oleracea var. sativa Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus, var. sativa de Candolle, Prodr. 3: 353. 1828.Portulaca sativa Haworth 1803, nom. illegit.; Portulaca officinarum Crantz 1766. 
Portulaca oleracea var. sylvestris Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus, var. sylvestris de Candolle, Prodr. 3: 353. 1828, nom. inadmiss.Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus 1753. 
Portulaca olitoria Portulaca olitoria Pallas, Reise Russ. Reich. 3: 594. 1776.  
Portulaca parvifolia Portulaca parvifolia Haworth, Syn. Pl. Succ. 122. 1812. JAMAICA
Portulaca retusa Portulaca retusa Engelmann, Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6: 154. 1850. TEXAS: Llano, cult. at St. Louis, Aug 1849, Engelmann s.n. (holotype: MO).
Portulaca sativa Portulaca sativa Haworth, Misc. Nat. 136. 1803, nom. illegit.Portulaca officinarum Crantz 1766. 
Portulaca suffruticosa Portulaca suffruticosa Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 24. 1858.  
Portulaca sylvestris Portulaca sylvestris Montandon, Syn. Fl. Jura Sept. 109. 1856, nom. illegit.Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus, var. sylvestris de Candolle 1828, nom. inadmiss.; Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus 1753. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Dallas, Elmore, Etowah, Geneva, Henry, Jackson, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Marengo, Marshall, Mobile, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, Talladega

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1965 - 1965

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
AUA_ACC_65523 Pike 2 Oct 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15887		 AUA
Portulaca Oleracea L.
USAM000013200 Mobile 04 Jun 1974 LeLong, Michel G.
7796		 USAM
Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus
JSU129188 Limestone 27 Jun 1996 Whetstone, R. David
17901		 JSU
Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus
UNA00065697 Butler 19 Aug 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
16812		 UNA
Portulaca oleracea L.
AUA000043818 Lee 21 Sep 2018 Schotz, Alfred
CSP-545		 AUA
Portulaca Oleracea L.
UNA00033479 Mobile 26 Aug 1965 Deramus, Rebecca
D732		 UNA
Portulaca oleracea L.
UNA00033489 Mobile s.d. Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Portulaca oleracea L.
TROY000022325 Calhoun 15 May 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11290		 TROY
Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus
UWAL0009538 Marengo 28 Jun 2011 England, J. Kevin
2968		 UWAL
Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_59268 Elmore 19 Sep 2000 Hansen, Curtis J.
2000-99		 AUA
Portulaca Oleracea L.
JSU139265 Marshall 13 Jul 1996 Spaulding, Daniel D.
9041		 JSU
Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_55983 Pike 16 Oct 1995 Diamond, Alvin R.
10052		 AUA
Portulaca Oleracea L.
JSU129187 Jackson 5 Aug 1994 Whetstone, R. David
s.n.		 JSU
Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus
UWAL0048276 Covington 24 Oct 2013 Hansen, Curtis J.
5820		 UWAL
Portulaca oleracea L.
UWAL0038659 Lawrence 01 Sep 2018 England, J. Kevin
9429		 UWAL
Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus
UNA00059097 Calhoun 15 May 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11290		 UNA
Portulaca oleracea L.
TROY000008047 Butler 19 Aug 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
16812		 TROY
Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus
UWAL0030024 Morgan 06 Sep 2015 England, J. Kevin
5731		 UWAL
Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus
JSU129185 Calhoun 14 Oct 1994 Ballard, J. Mark
5322		 JSU
Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_47223 Henry 23 Oct 1981 Patterson, Mike
102		 AUA
Portulaca Oleracea L.
UNA00033484 Mobile 01 Jun 1965 Deramus, Rebecca
D495		 UNA
Portulaca oleracea L.
UWAL0014184 Bullock 19 Jun 2012 Dykes, Bailee
870		 UWAL
Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_57516 Mobile 15 Aug 1973 Kral, Robert
51363		 AUA
Portulaca Oleracea L.
AUA_ACC_46580 Conecuh 16 Aug 1987 Diamond, Alvin R.
3502		 AUA
Portulaca Oleracea L.
ALNHS00003281 Montgomery 14 Jul 2015 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1796		 ALNHS
Portulaca oleracea L.
TROY000008048 Crenshaw 10 Sep 2000 Diamond, Alvin R.
12134		 TROY
Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus
UWAL0005933 Crenshaw 04 Sep 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19894		 UWAL
Portulaca oleracea L.
TROY000038141 Bullock 19 Jun 2012 Dykes, Bailee
870		 TROY
Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus
TROY000022616 Montgomery 23 Jun 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19467		 TROY
Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus
JSU139266 Jackson 30 Jun 1996 Spaulding, Daniel D.
9018		 JSU
Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus
AUA000036900 Morgan 6 Sep 2015 England, J. Kevin
5731		 AUA
Portulaca Oleracea L.
AUA_ACC_48371 Henry 2 Nov 1980 Beard, Ben
102		 AUA
Portulaca Oleracea L.
UNA00056705 Geneva 29 Jun 1998 MacDonald, John R.
11558		 UNA
Portulaca oleracea L.
UNA00058558 Blount 24 May 1998 Keener, Brian R.
1290		 UNA
Portulaca oleracea L.
UWAL0005934 Lawrence 01 Aug 2007 England, J. Kevin
643		 UWAL
Portulaca oleracea L.
AUA_ACC_33095 Dallas 3 Aug 1976 Sessler, Ann H.
270		 AUA
Portulaca Oleracea L.
SAMF0003736 Marengo 28 Jun 2011 England, J. Kevin
2968		 SAMF
Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus
TROY000008049 Pike 02 Oct 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15887		 TROY
Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus
TROY000030178 Lawrence 01 Aug 2007 England, J. Kevin
643		 TROY
Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus
JSU139264 Talladega 12 Jun 1996 Spaulding, Daniel D.
8971		 JSU
Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_65517 Pike 2 Oct 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15887		 AUA
Portulaca Oleracea L.
JSU129186 Etowah 23 Jun 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
2694		 JSU
Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus
JSU129184 Calhoun 30 Jul 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
875		 JSU
Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus
AUA000041437 Covington 24 Oct 2013 Hansen, Curtis J.
5820		 AUA
Portulaca Oleracea L.
TROY000041721 Marengo 28 Jun 2011 England, J. Kevin
2968		 TROY
Portulaca oleracea Linnaeus
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