Photo: Portulaca oleracea 2.
subsp. sativa. Plants. Botanical garden Kumpula, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2010-09-17.
Portulaca oleracea L.
Engl.: common purslane, green purslane, little hogweed, purslane.
Deu.: Portulak.
Fran.: purslane.
Sven.: portulak, portlak, trädgårdsportlak, vildportlak.
Suom.: portulakka, rikkaportulakka, vihannesportulakka.
Bot. syn.: Portulaca neglecta Mackenzie & Bush, Portulaca retusa Engelm.
subsp. sativa. Plants. Botanical garden Kumpula, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2010-09-17.
Classic texts: John Hill 1812.
Plant - a greenhouse weed. Labby, Isnäs, Finland. Wild. 2002-07-31.
Classic texts: USDisp 1918.
Classic texts: Sayre 1917.
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