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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Portulaca grandiflora is a ANNUAL growing to 0.2 m (0ft 8in) by 0.2 m (0ft 8in).
It is frost tender. It is in flower from June to July, and the seeds ripen from July to August. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. The plant is self-fertile.
Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil.
UK Hardiness Map
US Hardiness Map
Synonyms
Plant Habitats
Cultivated Beds;
Edible Uses
Edible Parts: Leaves Root Seed
Edible Uses:
Leaves - raw or cooked[105, 161, 177]. Seed - raw or cooked. It can be ground into a powder and used in soups etc, or can be added to cereals[105, 161, 177]. The seed is very small and fiddly to utilize. Root - cooked[177].
References More on Edible Uses
Medicinal Uses
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Depurative Eczema
The entire plant is depurative[176]. It is used in the treatment of hepatitis, cirrhosis of the liver with ascites, swelling and pain in the pharynx[176]. The fresh juice of the leaves and stems is applied externally as a lotion to snake and insect bites, burns, scalds and eczema[176, 238].
References More on Medicinal Uses
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Other Uses
References More on Other Uses
Cultivation details
Prefers a rather dry poor soil in full sun[1, 200]. Succeeds in a hot dry position, and dislikes wet soils[K]. Although a perennial when grown in warmer climates than Britain, it is best treated as a half-hardy annual in this country[1]. There are some named forms selected for their ornamental value[188].
References Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information
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Plant Propagation
Seed - sow early spring in a greenhouse, pricking out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle. Plant out after the last expected frosts. The seed can also be sown in situ in late spring, though the plants will not grow so large this way.
Other Names
If available other names are mentioned here
Native Range
SOUTHERN AMERICA: Argentina, Paraguay (s.?), Uruguay
Weed Potential
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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
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| Calandrinia remota | | Annual/Perennial | 0.1 |
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| | L | N | DM | 2 | 0 | |
| Claytonia acutifolia | Bering Sea Spring Beauty | Perennial | 0.2 |
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| | LM | N | M | 3 | 0 | |
| Claytonia caroliniana | Broad-Leaved Spring Beauty, Carolina springbeauty | Perennial | 0.1 |
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| | LM | N | M | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Claytonia exigua | Pale Spring Beauty, Serpentine springbeauty | Annual | 0.1 |
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| | LMH | FSN | DM | 2 | 0 | |
| Claytonia lanceolata | Lanceleaf Spring Beauty, Idaho springbeauty, Pacific springbeauty, Peirson's springbeauty | Perennial | 0.2 |
4-8
| | LM | N | M | 3 | 0 | |
| Claytonia megarhiza | Alpine Spring Beauty | Perennial | 0.2 |
4-8
| | LM | N | M | 3 | 0 | |
| Claytonia perfoliata | Miner's Lettuce | Annual | 0.2 |
6-10
| | LMH | FSN | DM | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Claytonia scammaniana | Scamman's Claytonia, Scamman's springbeauty | Perennial | 0.2 |
0-0
| | LM | N | M | 2 | 0 | |
| Claytonia sibirica | Pink Purslane, Siberian springbeauty | Annual/Perennial | 0.2 |
3-7
| | LMH | FSN | DM | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Claytonia tuberosa | Tuberous Spring Beauty | Perennial | 0.2 |
4-8
| | LM | N | M | 3 | 0 | |
| Claytonia umbellata | Great Basin Spring Beauty | Perennial | 0.2 |
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| | LM | N | M | 2 | 0 | |
| Claytonia virginica | Spring Beauty, Virginia springbeauty, Hammond's claytonia, Yellow Virginia springbeauty | Perennial | 0.2 |
5-7
| M | LM | S | M | 3 | 1 | |
| Lewisia brachycalyx | Shortsepal lewisia | Perennial | 0.2 |
4-8
| S | LM | N | M | 2 | 0 | |
| Lewisia columbiana | Columbian Bitterroot, Columbian lewisia, Wallowa lewisia | Perennial | 0.2 |
4-8
| S | LM | SN | M | 2 | 0 | |
| Lewisia pygmaea | Pigmy Bitterroot, Alpine lewisia | Perennial | 0.1 |
3-7
| | LM | N | M | 2 | 0 | |
| Lewisia rediviva | Bitter-Root | Perennial | 0.1 |
4-8
| | LM | N | M | 2 | 2 | |
| Montia fontana | Water Blinks, Annual water minerslettuce | Annual/Perennial | 0.5 |
0-0
| | LMH | SN | MWeWa | 2 | 0 | |
| Portulaca oleracea | Green Purslane, Little hogweed | Annual | 0.3 |
3-12
| F | LM | N | M | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Portulaca oleracea sativa | Golden Purslane | Annual | 0.3 |
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| | LM | N | M | 4 | 3 | |
| Portulaca retusa | Little hogweed | Annual | 0.2 |
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| | LM | N | DM | 2 | 0 | |
| Sesuvium portulacastrum | Sea Purslane, Shoreline seapurslane | Perennial | 0.2 |
8-10
| | LMH | SN | M | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Talinum aurantiacum | Orange Flameflower | Perennial | 0.4 |
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| | LMH | SN | M | 1 | 0 | |
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Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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Botanical References
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