Portulaca oleracea

Characteristics
Dicots
PORTULACACEAE
Portulaca
Portulaca oleracea L.
LITTLE HOGWEED
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Though sometimes considered non-native, the available evidence of its pre-Columbian presence in the Americas (Gray & Trumbull 1883a, 1883b:138; Byrne & McAndrews 1975) favors its classification as native. Among leaves, it has one of the richest known sources of a-linolenic acid, an omega-3 fatty acid (Simopoulos & Salem 1986; Omara-Alwala et al. 1991; Simopoulos et al. 1992; Liu et al. 2000).
Native FACU (NWPL)
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** Not applicable or data not available.
Classification
CARYOPHYLLALES
Portulaca
Portulaca oleracea L. - LITTLE HOGWEED
Citation
PORTULACA OLERACEA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 445. 1753.
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Without data, Loefling s.n. (lectotype: LINN 625.1). Lectotypified by Geesink, Blumea 17: 292. 1969.
** Not applicable or data not available.
Species Distribution Map

Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.

Source
County
Herbaria
Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Alachua
FLAS
 
Brevard
USF
 
Broward
FLAS
 
Calhoun
FSU
 
Charlotte
USF
 
Citrus
USF
 
Clay
USF
 
Collier
USF
 
Duval
FLAS
 
Escambia
USF
 
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Synonyms
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Type
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Specimens and Distribution

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Counties listed: Brevard, Brewster, Champaign, Charlotte, Charlotte Par., Citrus, Clay, Collier, Escambia, Glades, Hernando, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lake, Lee, Madison, Maricopa, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Okaloosa, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota, Seminole, St. George Par., St. John the Baptist Par., Taylor, Tlacotepec de Benito Juárez Mun., Vinces, Volusia, Warren

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1954 - 2022

Accession No.
Country
State
County
Collection Date
Collector & Collection No
Notes
Image
84745
Suriname
 
 
01 Apr 1963
1157
J. G. Wessels Boer
192336
Belize
 
 
26 Jun 1972
54305
F. R. Fosberg
211702
Dominica
 
St. George Par.
30 May 1994
25710
S. R. Hill
 
112400
Venezuela
Aragua
 
11 Dec 1968
220
J. v. Rooden
167606
USA
Arizona
Maricopa Co.
11 Jun 1965
5194
E. Lehto
"Common Purslane".
231080
Bahamas
Bell Island
 
20 Jun 1995
95-098
E. Freid
 
62274
USA
Florida
Brevard Co.
31 Dec 1964
28072
O. K. Lakela
118937
USA
Florida
Brevard Co.
12 Dec 1972
M0684
A.G. Shuey
202465
USA
Florida
Charlotte Co.
28 Jun 1991
PC0044
S. Erickson
256613
USA
Florida
Charlotte Co.
04 Dec 2010
2521
A. R. Franck
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Plant Photos
Portulaca oleracea - 8
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Portulaca oleracea - 200
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