Portulaca oleracea L.
(Common Purslane)

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ID refs
Portulaca oleracea ssp sativa
Purslane
Subspecies 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPortulaca oleracea (Common Purslane)
FamilyPORTULACACEAE (purslanes)
OrderCARYOPHYLLALES (pinks, goosefoots and docks)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Portulaca oleracea (Common Purslane) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Portulaca oleracea (Common Purslane)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Portulaca oleracea (Common Purslane)
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