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''Portulaca'' (, is the
type genus In biological taxonomy, the type genus is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name. Zoological nomenclature According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearing type of a nominal f ...
of the
flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
family
Portulacaceae The Portulacaceae are a family of flowering plants, comprising 115 species in a single genus ''Portulaca''. Formerly some 20 genera with about 500 species, were placed there, but it is now restricted to encompass only one genus, the other genera ...
, with over 100 species, found in the
tropics The tropics are the regions of Earth surrounding the Equator. They are defined in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere at N and the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...
and warm
temperate In geography, the temperate climates of Earth occur in the middle latitudes (23.5° to 66.5° N/S of Equator), which span between the tropics and the polar regions of Earth. These zones generally have wider temperature ranges throughout t ...
regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''
Portulaca oleracea ''Portulaca oleracea'' (common purslane, also known as little hogweed, or pursley) is an annual (actually tropical perennial in USDA growing zones 10–11) succulent in the family Portulacaceae. Description The plant may reach in height. It ...
'') is widely consumed as an edible plant, and in some areas it is invasive. ''
Portulaca grandiflora ''Portulaca grandiflora'' is a succulent flowering plant in the family Portulacaceae, native to southern Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay and often cultivated in gardens.Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening''. Macmillan . It h ...
'' is a well-known ornamental garden plant. Purslanes are relished by
chickens The chicken (''Gallus gallus domesticus'') is a domesticated junglefowl species, with attributes of wild species such as the grey and the Ceylon junglefowl that are originally from Southeastern Asia. Rooster or cock is a term for an adult m ...
. Some ''Portulaca'' species are used as food plants by the
larvae A larva (; plural larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle. The ...
of some
Lepidoptera Lepidoptera ( ) is an order (biology), order of insects that includes butterfly, butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans). About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera are described, in 126 Family (biology), families and 46 Taxonomic r ...
species including the nutmeg moth (''Hadula trifolii'').


Species

The following species are accepted: *''
Portulaca africana ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' (Danin & H.G.Baker) Danin – Western Africa to south China *''
Portulaca almeviae ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' Ocampo – Mexico *''
Portulaca amilis ''Portulaca amilis'', known as Paraguayan purslane, is a species of ''Portulaca'' native to South America. It was introduced to the southeastern United States and other countries around the world and can be found in sandy soil in disturbed areas, ...
'' Speg. – Paraguayan purslane – Peru to Brazil and N. Argentina *''
Portulaca anceps ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' A.Rich. – Ethiopia *''
Portulaca argentinensis ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' Speg. – Argentina *''
Portulaca aurantiaca ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consum ...
'' Proctor – Jamaica *''
Portulaca australis ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consum ...
'' Endl. – N. & NE. Australia to W. Central Pacific *''
Portulaca badamica ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consum ...
'' S.R.Yadav & Dalavi – India *''
Portulaca bicolor Portulaca bicolor is a succulent species of the family Portulacaceae with cylindrical leaves and red stems. Flowering all year the plant is common to coastal regions of Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is ...
'' F.Muell. – Australian pigweed – Australia *''
Portulaca biloba ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' Urb. – Cuban purslane – Cuba *''
Portulaca brevifolia ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' Urb. – Cuba to Haiti, NW. Venezuela *''
Portulaca bulbifera ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' M.G.Gilbert – Ethiopia, Kenya *''
Portulaca californica ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' D.Legrand – Mexico *''
Portulaca canariensis ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' Danin & Reyes-Bet. – Canary Islands *''
Portulaca cardenasiana ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' D.Legrand – Puerto Rican purslane – Bolivia *''
Portulaca caulerpoides ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' Britton & P.Wilson – Puerto Rico *''
Portulaca centrali-africana ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' R.E.Fr. – E. DR Congo to NW. Tanzania *'' Portulaca chacoana'' D.Legrand – Paraguay to NE. Argentina *'' Portulaca ciferrii'' Chiov. – S. Somalia to SE. Kenya *'' Portulaca clavigera'' R.Geesink – Western Australia *''
Portulaca colombiana ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' D.Legrand – Colombia to Venezuela *'' Portulaca commutata'' M.G.Gilbert – S. Ethiopia to N. Tanzania *'' Portulaca confertifolia'' Hauman – Argentina *''
Portulaca conoidea ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' S.M.Phillips – Kenya *''
Portulaca constricta ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' M.G.Gilbert – Ethiopia, Somalia *''
Portulaca conzattii ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' P.Wilson – Mexico to Central America *'' Portulaca coralloides'' S.M.Phillips – Kenya *''
Portulaca cryptopetala ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' Speg. – Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay *''
Portulaca cubensis ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' Britton & P.Wilson – Cuba *'' Portulaca cyclophylla'' F.Muell. – Western Australia *''
Portulaca cypria ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' Danin – Mediterranian *''
Portulaca daninii ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' Galasso, Banfi & Soldano – Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Suriname *'' Portulaca decipiens'' Poelln. – Australia *'' Portulaca decorticans'' M.G.Gilbert – Kenya, Somalia *''
Portulaca dhofarica ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' M.G.Gilbert – Oman *''
Portulaca diegoi ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' Mattos – Brazil *'' Portulaca digyna'' F.Muell. – Australia *'' Portulaca dodomaensis'' M.G.Gilbert – Tanzania *'' Portulaca echinosperma'' Hauman – Argentina *''
Portulaca edulis ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' Danin & Bagella – Cyprus *''
Portulaca elatior ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' Mart. ex Rohrb. – Caribbean to S. Tropical America *'' Portulaca elongata'' Rusby – Argentina, Bolivia, Peru *'' Portulaca eruca'' Hauman – Argentina, Paraguay *'' Portulaca erythraeae'' Schweinf. – Eritrea, Sudan *'' Portulaca fascicularis'' Peter – Kenya, Tanzania *''
Portulaca filifolia ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' F.Muell. – Australia *''
Portulaca filsonii ''Portulaca filsonii'' (common names - Sedopsis, Pink Rock-wort) is a plant in the Portulacaceae family, endemic to central Australia in the Northern Territory. It was first described by James Hamlyn Willis in 1975 from a specimen collected ...
'' J.H.Willis – Australia *''
Portulaca fischeri ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' Pax – Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda *'' Portulaca fluvialis'' D.Legrand – Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay *'' Portulaca foliosa'' Ker Gawl. – Tropical & S. Africa, Arabian Peninsula *'' Portulaca fragilis'' Poelln. – Bolivia *''
Portulaca frieseana ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' Poelln. – Brazil *''
Portulaca fulgens ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' Griseb. – Argentina *'' Portulaca gilliesii'' Hook. – Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay *'' Portulaca giuliettiae'' T.Vieira & A.A.Coelho – Brazil *''
Portulaca goiasensis ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' T.Vieira & A.A.Coelho – Brazil *'' Portulaca gracilis'' Poelln. – Bolivia *''
Portulaca grandiflora ''Portulaca grandiflora'' is a succulent flowering plant in the family Portulacaceae, native to southern Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay and often cultivated in gardens.Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening''. Macmillan . It h ...
'' Hook. – moss-rose purslane – Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay *''
Portulaca grandis ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' Peter – Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda *'' Portulaca granulatostellulata'' (Poelln.) Ricceri & Arrigoni – W. Europe to Caucasus; N. Africa to W. Indian ocean *'' Portulaca greenwayi'' M.G.Gilbert – Kenya *''
Portulaca guanajuatensis ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' Ocampo – Mexico *'' Portulaca halimoides'' L. – silkcotton purslane – Central & S. U.S.A. to Tropical America *'' Portulaca hatschbachii'' D.Legrand – Brazil *'' Portulaca hereroensis'' Schinz – Tanzania to S. Africa *''
Portulaca heterophylla ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' Peter – Tanzania *''
Portulaca hirsutissima ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' Cambess. – Brazil *'' Portulaca hoehnei'' D.Legrand – Brazil *'' Portulaca howellii'' (D.Legrand) Eliasson – Galápagos *''
Portulaca humilis ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' Peter – Tanzania *''
Portulaca impolita ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' (Danin & H.G.Baker) Danin – U.S.A. *'' Portulaca insignis'' Steyerm. – Venezuela *''
Portulaca intraterranea ''Portulaca intraterranea'', the large pigweed, is a succulent herb native to deserts of central Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent ...
'' J.M.Black – Australia *'' Portulaca johnstonii'' Henrickson – Mexico *'' Portulaca juliomartinezii'' Ocampo – Mexico *'' Portulaca kermesina'' N.E.Br. – Eritrea to S. Africa, Arabian Peninsula *''
Portulaca kuriensis ''Portulaca kuriensis'' is a species of flowering plant in the purslane family, Portulacaceae, that is endemic to Yemen. Its natural habitat In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors tha ...
'' M.G.Gilbert – Socotra *'' Portulaca lakshminarasimhaniana'' S.R.Yadav & Dalavi – India *''
Portulaca lutea ''Portulaca lutea'', the native yellow purslane, is a species of ''Portulaca'' that is indigenous to all of the main islands of Hawaii except for Kaua'i and is widespread throughout the Pacific Islands. Ecology ''Portulaca lutea'' is very muc ...
'' Sol. ex G.Forst. – yellow purslane – Pacific *''
Portulaca macbridei ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' D.Legrand – Peru *''
Portulaca macrantha ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' Ricceri & Arrigoni – Canary Islands, Morocco *''
Portulaca macrorhiza ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' R.Geesink – Lesser Sunda Islands *''
Portulaca macrosperma ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' D.Legrand – Bolivia *''
Portulaca masonii ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' D.Legrand – Mexico *'' Portulaca massaica'' S.M.Phillips – Kenya, Tanzania *''
Portulaca matthewsii ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' Ocampo – Mexico *'' Portulaca mauritiensis'' Poelln. – Chagos Archipelago, Mascarenes *''
Portulaca mexicana ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' P.Wilson – Mexico *''
Portulaca meyeri ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' D.Legrand – Argentina *''
Portulaca minensis ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' D.Legrand – Brazil *'' Portulaca minuta'' Correll – Florida, Bahamas *'' Portulaca molokiniensis'' Hobdy – Hawaiian Islands *'' Portulaca monanthoides'' Lodé – Socotra *''
Portulaca mucronata ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' Link – Bolivia, Paraguay, Venezuela *'' Portulaca mucronulata'' D.Legrand – Argentina, Brazil *''
Portulaca nicaraguensis ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' (Danin & H.G.Baker) Danin – Florida, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Texas *''
Portulaca nitida ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' (Danin & H.G.Baker) Ricceri & Arrigoni – Europe to Central Asia, N. Africa *'' Portulaca nivea'' Poelln. – Peru *''
Portulaca nogalensis ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' Chiov. – Somalia *''
Portulaca oblonga ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' Peter – Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania *''
Portulaca obtusa ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' Poelln. – Argentina *'' Portulaca obtusifolia'' D.Legrand – Argentina *''
Portulaca okinawensis ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' E.Walker & Tawada – Ryukyu Islands *''
Portulaca oleracea ''Portulaca oleracea'' (common purslane, also known as little hogweed, or pursley) is an annual (actually tropical perennial in USDA growing zones 10–11) succulent in the family Portulacaceae. Description The plant may reach in height. It ...
'' L. – common purslane, pigweed – Macaronesia, Tropical Africa, Mediterranian to Pakistan and Arabian Peninsula *''
Portulaca oligosperma ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' F.Muell. – Australia *'' Portulaca olosirwa'' S.M.Phillips – Kenya *'' Portulaca papillatostellulata'' (Danin & H.G.Baker) Danin – Europe to Mediterranian *'' Portulaca papulifera'' D.Legrand – Argentina *''
Portulaca papulosa ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' Schltdl. – Argentina, Uruguay *'' Portulaca paucistaminata'' Poelln. – Cuba *''
Portulaca perennis ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' R.E.Fr. – Argentina, Bolivia, Peru *''
Portulaca peteri ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' Poelln. – Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania *''
Portulaca philippii ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' I.M.Johnst. – Bolivia, Chile *''
Portulaca pilosa ''Portulaca pilosa'' is a species of flowering succulent plant in the purslane family, Portulacaceae, that is native to the Americas. Its common names include pink purslane, kiss-me-quick and hairy pigweed. Its range extends from the southern ...
'' L. – shaggy purslane – Hawaiian Islands, southern U.S.A. to Tropical & Subtropical S.America *'' Portulaca psammotropha'' Hance – Southern China to Philippines *''
Portulaca pusilla ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' Kunth – Colombia, Venezuela *''
Portulaca pygmaea ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' Steyerm. – Colombia, Venezuela *'' Portulaca quadrifida'' L. – chickenweed purslane – Tropical & Subtropical Old World to SW. Pacific *''
Portulaca ragonesei ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' D.Legrand – Argentina *'' Portulaca ramosa'' Peter – Tanzania *'' Portulaca rausii'' Danin – Mediterranian *'' Portulaca rhodesiana'' R.A.Dyer & E.A.Bruce – South Africa, Zimbabwe *'' Portulaca rotundifolia'' R.E.Fr. – Argentina, Bolivia *''
Portulaca rubricaulis ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' Kunth – redstem purslane – SE. Mexico, Florida to Caribbean, Venezuela to Ecuador *'' Portulaca rzedowskiana'' Ocampo – Mexico *'' Portulaca samhaensis'' A.G.Mill. – Socotra *''
Portulaca samoensis ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' Poelln. – New Guinea to SW. Pacific *''
Portulaca sanctae-martae ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' Poelln. – Colombia *''
Portulaca sardoa ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' Danin, Bagella & Marrosu – Corsica, Sardinia *'' Portulaca saxifragoides'' Welw. ex Oliv. – Angola *'' Portulaca sclerocarpa'' A.Gray – Ihi makole – Hawaiian Islands *'' Portulaca sedifolia'' N.E.Br. – French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela *'' Portulaca sedoides'' Welw. ex Oliv. – Angola *''
Portulaca sicula ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' Danin, Domina & Raimondo – Sicilia *'' Portulaca smallii'' P.Wilson – Small's purslane – Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia *''
Portulaca socotrana ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' Domina & Raimondo – Socotra *'' Portulaca somalica'' N.E.Br. – Somalia *'' Portulaca stellulatotuberculata'' Poelln. – Paraguay *'' Portulaca stuhlmannii'' Poelln. – Tanzania *'' Portulaca suffrutescens'' Engelm. – shrubby purslane – Arizona, Mexico, New Mexico, Texas *'' Portulaca suffruticosa'' Wight – India, Sri Lanka *''
Portulaca sundaensis ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' Poelln. – Lesser Sunda Islands *'' Portulaca thellusonii'' Lindl. – Brazil *'' Portulaca tingoensis'' J.F.Macbr. – Argentina, Peru *''
Portulaca trianthemoides ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' Bremek. – Limpopo *'' Portulaca trituberculata'' Danin, Domina & Raimondo – Canary Islands, E. Central Europe to Mediterranian *'' Portulaca tuberculata'' León – Cuba, Cayman Islands *'' Portulaca tuberosa'' Roxb. – Indian subcontinent to N. Australia *'' Portulaca umbraticola'' Kunth – wingpod purslane – Mexico to Tropical America *'' Portulaca werdermannii'' Poelln. – Brazil *'' Portulaca wightiana'' Wall. ex Wight & Arn. – South Africa to Ethiopia, India, Sri Lanka *'' Portulaca yecorensis'' Henrickson & T.Van Devender – Mexico *''
Portulaca zaffranii ''Portulaca'' (, is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, with over 100 species, found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are known as the purslanes. Common purslane (''Portulaca oleracea'') is widely consume ...
'' Danin – Mediterranian


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Anacampseros arachnoides ''Anacampseros arachnoides'' is a species of succulent plant native to the Little Karoo region of South Africa.Dyer, R. Allen, ''The Genera of Southern African Flowering Plants''. , 1975 Description This species grows slender erect stems (5&nb ...
'' (Haw.) Sims (as ''P. arachnoides'' Haw.) * ''Anacampseros filamentos''a subsp. ''filamentosa'' (as ''P. filamentosa'' Haw.) * ''Anacampseros lanceolata'' subsp. ''lanceolata'' (as ''P. lanceolata'' Haw.) *''
Anacampseros rufescens ''Anacampseros'' L. is a genus comprising about a hundred species of small perennial succulent plants native to Southern Africa, Ethiopia and Latin America. The botanical name ''Anacampseros'' is an ancient one for herbs supposed to restore los ...
'' (Haw.) Sweet (as ''P. rufescens'' Haw.) *''
Anacampseros telephiastrum ''Anacampseros telephiastrum'' is a species of succulent plant native to the southern Karoo region of the Western Cape and Eastern Cape Provinces of South Africa, from Robertson in the west, to Somerset East in the east.Dyer, R. Allen, ''The Gene ...
'' DC. (as ''P. anacampseros'' L.) *''
Sesuvium portulacastrum ''Sesuvium portulacastrum'' is a sprawling perennial herb that grows in coastal areas throughout much of the world. It is commonly known as shoreline purslane or (ambiguously) " sea purslane," in English, ''dampalit'' in Tagalog and 海马齿sl ...
'' (L.) L. (as ''P. portulacastrum'' L.) *''
Talinum fruticosum ''Talinum fruticosum'' is a herbaceous perennial plant that is native to Mexico, the Caribbean, West Africa, Central America, and much of South America. Common names include Ceylon spinach, waterleaf, cariru, Gbure, Surinam purslane, Philippine ...
'' (L.) Juss. (as ''P. fruticosa'' L. or ''P. triangularis'' Jacq.) *''
Talinum paniculatum ''Talinum paniculatum'' is a succulent subshrub in the family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the famil ...
'' (Jacq.) Gaertn. (as ''P. paniculata'' Jacq. or ''P. patens'' L.)


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