Portulacaceae FAMILY
Portulaca grandiflora
Portulaca grandiflora
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Portulaca grandiflora is an annual plant growing about 20cm tall. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for its edible seeds and leaves, which are consumed locally. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant in tropical to warm temperate zones[ 302 Title Tropical Ornamentals; A Guide Publication Author Whistler. W. Arthur. Publisher Timber Press Inc. Oregon. Year 2000 ISBN 0-88192-448-2 Description An excellent little guide to some of the more commonly cultivated ornamental plants of the Tropics, often giving some information on the plants other uses. ].
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate; tropical
Native RangeS. America - Brazil. Occasionally established in S. and S.C. Europe.
HabitatRoadsides and waste places in Europe[ 50 Title Flora Europaea Publication Author ? Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1964 ISBN - Description An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for Europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader. ].