Portulaca oleracea subsp. sativa

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Portulaca oleracea subsp. sativa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Portulacaceae
Genus: Portulaca
Species:
Subspecies:
P. o. subsp. sativa
Trinomial name
Portulaca oleracea subsp. sativa
(Haw.) Celak.
Synonyms
  • Portulaca sativa Haw.
  • Portulaca oleracea var. sativa DC.

Portulaca oleracea subsp. sativa also known as golden purslane is one of few subspecies of Portulaca oleracea (common purslane).[1][2]

Description

The leaves are much bigger, more yellow in colour and less succulent than other subspecies, also the stems are mostly the same colour of the leaves.[citation needed]

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