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 Portulaca villosa Cham.
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about 40-100, see text |
Portulaca (purslane) is the type genus of the purslane family Portulacaceae, comprising about 40-100 species (probably much fewer and potentially far far more) found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Magnoliopsida is the Botanical name for a class of Flowering plants By definition the class will include the family Magnoliaceae, but its Caryophyllales is an order of Flowering plants that includes the cacti, carnations Amaranths Ice plants and most Portulacaceae is a family of Flowering plants, comprising about 20 genera with about 500 species ranging from Herbaceous plants to Shrubs Carl Linnaeus (Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as, May 23 new style (13 May old style 1707 who laid the foundations for In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. In biology the phrase type genus is used differently depending on the nomenclatural ''Code'' that applies In zoological nomenclature, a type Portulacaceae is a family of Flowering plants, comprising about 20 genera with about 500 species ranging from Herbaceous plants to Shrubs It is also sometimes known as Rose Moss.
Common Purslane Portulaca oleracea is widely considered an edible plant, and in some areas an invasive type of weed. Portulaca oleracea ( Common Purslane, also known as Verdolaga, Pigweed, Little Hogweed or Pusley) is an annual Some Portulaca species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including The Nutmeg. A larva ( Latin; plural larvae) is a juvenile form of Animal with indirect development, undergoing Metamorphosis (for example Lepidoptera is an order of Insect that includes Moths and butterflies. The Nutmeg ( Discestra trifolii) also known as the Clover Cutworm, is a Moth of the family Noctuidae.
- Selected species
- Portulaca amilis Paraguayan Purslane
- Portulaca andicola
- Portulaca biloba Cuban Purslane
- Portulaca boliviensis
- Portulaca caulerpoides Puerto Rican Purslane
- Portulaca cryptopetala
- Portulaca elatior
- Portulaca elongata
- Portulaca eruca
- Portulaca fluvialis
- Portulaca fragilis
- Portulaca gilliesii, glyphosate resistant (ca. 10 L/ha)
- Portulaca gracilis
- Portulaca grandiflora Moss-rose Purslane
- Portulaca halimoides Silkcotton Purslane
- Portulaca insularis
- Portulaca lanuginosa
- Portulaca longiusculotuberculata
- Portulaca lutea Yellow Purslane
- Portulaca molokiniensis 'Ihi
- Portulaca mucronata
- Portulaca oleracea Common Purslane or Pigweed
- Portulaca papulosa
- Portulaca pedicellata
- Portulaca perennis
- Portulaca pilosa - Shaggy Purslane
- Portulaca psammotropha
- Portulaca quadrifida Chickenweed Purslane
- Portulaca rotundifolia
- Portulaca rubricaulis Redstem Purslane
- Portulaca sclerocarpa 'Ihi Makole
- Portulaca smallii Small's Purslane
- Portulaca suffrutescens Shrubby Purslane
- Portulaca teretifolia Roundleaf Purslane
- Portulaca umbraticola Wingpod Purslane
- Portulaca villosa - Hairy Purslane or ‘Ihi
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