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Portulaca oleracea
FamilyGenus: Portulacanative in Germany
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About this species
Portulaca oleracea is an introduced, established plant in Great Britain, a low-growing succulent of sunny, dry, nutrient-rich sites. It flowers from April to September.
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Ecological significance
Portulaca oleracea is an established introduction in Great Britain, characteristically occurring in sunny, nutrient-rich, disturbed habitats.
Annual cycle
Flowering takes place from April to September, with active growth in the warmer months.
Safety note
No specific safety data are recorded for this species.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Trocken
Soil
Starkzehrer (Nährstoffreicher/Fetter Boden)
Flowering period
Apr – Sep
Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Sukkulente
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.104 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Position in full sun in very well-drained, fertile soil. Water sparingly, allowing the substrate to become dry between waterings.
Scientific profile
Portulaca oleracea is a terrestrial, non-woody, broad-leaved succulent. The plant typically reaches a height of about 0.1 m and bears leaves with an average area of 47.55 mm². Seeds are minute (diaspore mass 0.14 mg). It shows a strong preference for full sun and dry conditions, though it can also occur on fresh (moderately moist) soils; it favours calcareous, nutrient-rich ground and is not salt-tolerant. Disturbance tolerance is low. Flowering extends from April to September. In Great Britain it is an introduced, established neophyte, first recorded around 1500 according to general European data.
Pollinators & visitors
10 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Acronicta rumicisApis melliferaSphaerophoria scriptaHalictus subauratusLasioglossum villosulumHalictus simplex/langobardicus/compressusLasioglossum glabriusculumLasioglossum morioLasioglossum malachurumLasioglossum mesosclerum
Other flower visitors
6 other species visit the flowers
Meleagris gallopavoCalcarius lapponicusAcanthis flammeaPasser domesticusHarpalus rufipesHarpalus affinis
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•pollinator_interactions
•FloraWeb / BfN
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Checklist Alien Plants Belgium — Verloove F (2023), Botanic Garden Meise (CC BY 4.0)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
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