Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.

Read more about Common Purslane at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

In North America, P. oleracea (in the broad sense) is a widespread, sometimes noxious weed, probably representing native and introduced genotypes, treated as multiple subspecies by some authors. During the Great Depression, P. oleracea was eaten extensively in the Valley of Virginia and elsewhere in our region as a potherb. Read more in Weakley's Flora (2022)

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Portulaca oleracea   FAMILY Portulacaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Portulaca oleracea

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America

Portulaca oleracea

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 070-03-005:

Portulaca oleracea   FAMILY Portulacaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Portulaca oleracea

COMMON NAME:
Common Purslane, Garden Purslane, Pussley, Pursley

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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_pool_001_lvd

        

USDA / Selected Weeds of the US. 1970    swus_page_153

        

JK Marlow    jkm140625_310

June    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_p_oleracea_3254

September    Iredell County    NC

Flowers bright yellow, 1/4-3/8" wide, mostly solitary in a rosette of leaves, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_p_oleracea_3255

September    Iredell County    NC

A prostrate, branching succulent w reddish stems which blooms briefly in AM, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_portulaca_oleracea_1

September    Catawba County    NC

Thick, flat obovate leaves about 1" long, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Portulaca oleracea   FAMILY Portulacaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Portulaca oleracea   FAMILY Portulacaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Portulaca oleracea

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Portulaca oleracea

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 070-03-005:
Portulaca oleracea   FAMILY Portulacaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Portulaca oleracea