Latin name: Portulaca oleracea L.
Pronunciation: por-tew-LAY-ka oh-ler-AY-see-a
Common name: Purslane
Family: Portulacaceae (Purslane)
Habitat: Gardens and waste places, cismontane and desert, naturalized from Europe
Blooming period: May to September
Name derivations: 1) Portulaca 2) oleracea
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