Portulaca quadrifida
Portulaca quadrifida, known as pusley, wild purslane, chicken weed (or chickenweed), single‑flowered purslane, small‑leaved purslane and 10 o'clock plant, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Portulaca, possibly native to Africa, but certainly widespread over the Old World Tropics, and introduced elsewhere.[2] It is collected in the wild and eaten in salads or cooked, and is a favorite fodder for chickens and pigs.[3]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Portulacaceae |
| Genus: | Portulaca |
| Species: | P. quadrifida |
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References
- Mant. Pl.: 73 (1767)
- "Portulaca quadrifida L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- Grubben, G. J. H. (2004). Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2: Vegetables. PROTA Foundation. p. 429. ISBN 9789057821479.
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