Common purselane
Portulaca oleracea
Also known as Garden purselane, Indian parselane
HerbMedicinal
About Common purselane
Portulaca oleracea (common purslane, also known as little hogweed, or pursley) is a succulent plant in the family Portulacaceae. All parts of the plant are edible raw or cooked.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Portulaca oleracea
- Genus
- Portulaca
- Family
- PORTULACACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Wet areas in degraded forests, also weed of cultivation
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- घोल Ghol, कांडली Kandli, लोणा Lona
- Nepali
- गड्यॉउला झार Gadyaulaa Jhaar, कुल्फा साग Kulfaa Saag, नोना Nonaa
- Bengali
- বড় লনিয়া Bara Laniya, সি কলস Ghee Kalam, নুনিয়া Nunia
- Tamil
- கோழிக்கீரை Koli-K-Kirai, பருப்புக்கீரை Paruppu-K-Kirai, பருப்புக்கீரை
- Telugu
- బొడ్డు పావిలికూర Boddu Pavilikura, గంగాబాయిలికూర Gangabaili Kura, పప్పుకూర Pappukura
- Kannada
- ದೊಡ್ಡ ಗೋಣಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು Dodda Goni Soppu, ಕಿರುಗೋಣಿ Kirugoni
- Malayalam
- കൊഴുപ്പ Kozhuppa, മണൽചീര Manalcheera, ഉപ്പുചീര Uppucheera
- Marathi
- घोळ Ghol, घोळ, घोळू
Botanical family
Portulacaceae
Purslane Family
Common purselane belongs to the Portulacaceae family.
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