Common Purslane
Portulaca oleracea L. [Portulacaceae]
Suberihiyu (スベリヒユ)
Life form: annual - perennial
Habitat: sunny sites, e.g., crop field, waste ground, roadside verge
Widespread weed in cool to tropical regions. However, this plant could be used as vegetable.
Photosynthetic type: CAM (crassulacean acid metabolism)
Portulacaceae L. in Japan
Montia L.
Japan has two native species in this family.
M. fontana L. (ヌマハコベ)
M. perfoliata (Willd.) Howell (ツキヌキヌマハコベ): exotic
Portulaca L.
P. grandiflora Hook. (マツバボタン)
P. okinawensis Walker et Tawada (オキナワマツバボタン)
P. oleracea L. (スベリヒユ): native, the others in this genus are exotic to Japan
P. pilosa L. (ヒメマツバボタン)
P. quadrifida L. (タイワンスベリヒユ)
Talinum Adans.
T. crassifolium Willd. (ハゼラン): exotic
Portulaca oleracea in Hokkaido
A parking lot along a radoside at East Ward in the city of Sapporo on August 30, 2008. [Left] A whole plant. [Right] Close-up.
References
- Engler's syllabus (エングラー体系)
- weed
- Field training on integrated environmental research 統合環境調査法実習 [fauna and flora 出現種リスト]