Plump succulent stems of Portulaca oleracea spread like fingers across the fertile soil in the Gardens at Heather Farm’s rose and vegetable beds. Most people consider it a pesky weed ...

India (Bombay Presidency): leaves eaten; (Deccan): shoots eaten. (Madras Presidency): leaves and tender shoots are cooked and eaten as greens. (Rajasthan, western : leaves eaten; plant used as ...

A striking succulent and warm-season annual is the Pazzaz Tangerine portulaca (Portulaca oleracea ‘Pazzaz Tangerine’). The 1-inch, dark-green leaves are ovate, and the round stems are a ...

Portulaca oleracea L. is one of the plants reputed to be of value in the treatment of cardio-vascular diseases in Jamaican folk-lore 1. It was therefore examined for the possible occurrence of ...

Yale scientists describe how Portulaca oleracea, commonly known as purslane, integrates two distinct metabolic pathways to create a novel type of photosynthesis that enables the weed to endure drought ...