Purslane

Purslane is a common name for several plants with edible leaves and may refer to:

Portulacaceae, a family of succulent flowering plants, and especially:
- Portulaca oleracea, a species of Portulaca eaten as a vegetable and considered a weed, known as summer purslane
- Portulaca grandiflora, moss rose, or moss-rose purslane
- Claytonia perfoliata, Miner's lettuce or winter purslane
- Claytonia sibirica, pink purslane
Halimione portulacoides, sea purslane

The Spanish name is Verdolaga.

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