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Portulaca oleracea (common purslane, also known as little hogweed, or pursley) [3] is an annual (actually tropical perennial in USDA growing zones 10–11) succulent in the family Portulacaceae. Description
There are also many wild edible plant stems. In North America, these include the shoots of woodsorrel (usually eaten along with the leaves), chickweeds, galinsoga, common purslane, Japanese knotweed, winter cress and other wild mustards, thistles (de-thorned), stinging nettles (cooked), bellworts, violets, amaranth and slippery elm, among many others.
Purslane is a common name for several mostly unrelated 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 leaf vegetable, known as summer purslane
Purslane leaves, stems and flowers are all edible. With a taste like tart spinach, Purslane is used as a culinary in other parts of the world. It can be eaten raw, and people enjoy it in salads.
Mushrooms grow out of the ground in a wide variety of climates, but humid, warm climates are most common. Some species also grow in colder climates and across mountainous terrain.
Common purslane (Portulaca oleracea) is widely consumed as an edible plant, and in some areas it is invasive. Portulaca grandiflora is a well-known ornamental garden plant. Purslanes are relished by chickens. Some Portulaca species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the nutmeg moth (Hadula trifolii).
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Common purslane (Portulaca oleracea) is widely consumed as an edible plant, and in some areas it is invasive. Portulaca grandiflora is a well-known ornamental garden plant. Purslanes are relished by chickens. Some Portulaca species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the nutmeg moth (Hadula trifolii).