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, but in ...

Origin: Western Asia 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 ...

Would you please find out where I can purchase this round, leafy, green vegetable that is better than spinach for the eyes. It's called portulaca oleracea and is used a great deal in Europe in ...

A common weed harbors important clues about how to create drought resistant crops in a world beset by climate change. Yale scientists describe how Portulaca oleracea, commonly known as purslane, ...

Portulaca oleracea L. is one of the plants reputed to be of value in the treatment of cardio-vascular diseases in Jamaican folk-lore1. ... History of Nature ...