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Purslane

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Purslane is a common name for several plants with edible leaves and may refer to:

  • Portulacaceae, a family of succulent flowering plants, and especially:
  • Portulaca oleracea, a species of Portulaca eaten as a vegetable and considered a weed, known as summer purslane
  • Portulaca grandiflora, moss rose, or moss-rose purslane
  • Claytonia perfoliata, Miner's lettuce or winter purslane
  • Claytonia sibirica, pink purslane
  • Halimione portulacoides, sea purslane

    • The Spanish name is Verdolaga.

    References

    Purslane Wikipedia
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