🌾 Crop
ANX-CROP-0000183
Purslane
Portulaca oleracea
Also known as Portulaca sativa (Synonym), Common purslane (English), Pigweed (English), Verdolaga (English), Postelein (Dutch), Pourpier (French), Gemüse-Portulak (German), Portulak (German), Porcellana comune (Italian), Portulaca (Italian)
Succulent leafy vegetable eaten raw or cooked, also a common edible weed.
- Species
- Portulaca oleracea
- Family
- Portulacaceae
- Climate requirements
- Warm temperate to tropical climate, drought-tolerant.
- Temperature range
- 18-32°C (absolute 7-36°C)
- Rainfall range
- 1000-2000mm (absolute 500-4000mm)
- Altitude range
- 1700m
- Soil types
- Tolerant of a wide range of soils, prefers well-drained
- Soil pH
- 5.5-7 (absolute 4.3-8.3)
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