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===Common Purslane=== | ===Common Purslane=== | ||
[[Image:Common purslane.jpg| | [[Image:Common purslane.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Common purslane]] | ||
'''Common purslane''' ('''Portulaca oleracea''', '''verdolaga''', '''[[pigweed]]''', '''little Hogweed''' or '''pusley''') is an annual succulent in the family Portulacaceae, which can reach 40 cm in height. About 40 varieties are currently cultivated. It has an extensive old-world distribution extending from North Africa through the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent to Malaysia and Australasia. | '''Common purslane''' ('''Portulaca oleracea''', '''verdolaga''', '''[[pigweed]]''', '''little Hogweed''' or '''pusley''') is an annual succulent in the family Portulacaceae, which can reach 40 cm in height. About 40 varieties are currently cultivated. It has an extensive old-world distribution extending from North Africa through the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent to Malaysia and Australasia. | ||
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===Winter purslane=== | ===Winter purslane=== | ||
[[Image:Winter purslane.jpg| | [[Image:Winter purslane.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Winter purslane]] | ||
'''Winter Purslane''' ('''Claytonia perfoliata''', '''Miner's lettuce''', '''Spring Beauty''' or '''Indian lettuce''') is a fleshy annual plant native to the western mountain and coastal regions of North America from southernmost Alaska and central British Columbia south to Central America, but most common in California in the Sacramento and northern San Joaquin valleys. | '''Winter Purslane''' ('''Claytonia perfoliata''', '''Miner's lettuce''', '''Spring Beauty''' or '''Indian lettuce''') is a fleshy annual plant native to the western mountain and coastal regions of North America from southernmost Alaska and central British Columbia south to Central America, but most common in California in the Sacramento and northern San Joaquin valleys. | ||
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It is widely naturalised in western Europe, where it was introduced in 1749. | It is widely naturalised in western Europe, where it was introduced in 1749. | ||
===Sea purslane=== | ===Sea purslane=== | ||
[[Image:Sea purslane.jpg| | [[Image:Sea purslane.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Sea purslane]] | ||
'''Sea purslane''' ('''Halimione portulacoides''') is a small greyish-green shrub widely distributed in temperate Eurasia and parts of Africa. A halophyte, it is found in saltmarshes and coastal dunes, and is usually flooded at high tide. | '''Sea purslane''' ('''Halimione portulacoides''') is a small greyish-green shrub widely distributed in temperate Eurasia and parts of Africa. A halophyte, it is found in saltmarshes and coastal dunes, and is usually flooded at high tide. | ||
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[[Category:Vegetables]] | [[Category:Vegetables]] | ||
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