Purslane

[Sarah]

An annual plant (Portulaca oleracea), with fleshy, succulent,obovate leaves, sometimes used as a pot herb and for salads,garnishing, and pickling. Flowering purslane, or Great floweredpurslane, the Portulaca grandiflora. See Portulaca.-- Purslane tree, a South African shrub (Portulacaria Afra) withmany small opposite fleshy obovate leaves.-- Sea purslane, a seashore plant (Arenaria peploides) with crowdedopposite fleshy leaves.-- Water purslane, an aquatic plant (Ludwiqia palustris) butslightly resembling purslane.

[Michiko]

A small plant with reddish stems and rounded leaves. Purslane can be eaten cooked or raw and has a mild flavor.