Friday, April 26, 2013

Portulaca grandiflora margarita


Portulaca grandiflora margarita  scientific classification

Portulaca grandiflora belongs to the Portulaca genus, Portulacaceae family, Caryophyllales order.

Portulaca grandiflora margarita geographic location

It is native to Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay.

Portulaca grandiflora margarita structure

It is a flowering plant. It can grow up to 30.

Portulaca grandiflora margarita leaves

It has green leaves. They are alternate leaves.

Portulaca grandiflora margarita flowers

It has orange, pink, red, white and yellow flowers. They are five petal flowers.

Portulaca grandiflora margarita soil

It prefers well drained soil.

Portulaca grandiflora margarita propagation

It can be propagated through seeds.

Portulaca grandiflora margarita uses

It is used as an ornamental plant.

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Portulaca molokiniensis


Portulaca molokiniensis scientific classification

Portulaca molokiniensis belongs to the Portulaca genus, Portulacaceae family, Caryophyllales order.

Portulaca molokiniensis name

it is also known as 'Ihi.

Portulaca molokiniensis geographic location

It is native to Hawaii.

Portulaca molokiniensis structure

It is a succulent. It can grow up to 1 feet tall.

Portulaca molokiniensis leaves

It has green leaves. They are round shaped leaves.

Portulaca molokiniensis flowers

It has yellow flowers. They are cup shaped flowers.

Portulaca molokiniensis propagation

It can be propagated by seeds and cuttings.

Monday, January 14, 2013

Portulaca quadrifida


Portulaca quadrifida scientific classification

Portulaca quadrifida belongs to the Portulaca genus, Portulacaceae family, Caryophyllales order.

Portulaca quadrifida name

it is also known as wild purslane or chicken weed.

Portulaca quadrifida leaves

It has green leaves. They are ovate shaped leaves. They are opposite leaves.

Portulaca quadrifida flowers

It has yellow flowers.

Portulaca quadrifida uses

It is a medicinal plant. It is used also as a culinary plant.

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Portulaca pilosa

Portulaca pilosa scientific classification

Portulaca grandiflora belongs to the Portulaca genus, Portulacaceae family, Caryophyllales order.

Portulaca pilosa name

The name means pilose, because of its hairs.

Portulaca pilosa geographic location

It is native to North and South America.

Portulaca pilosa structure

It is a succulent plant. It can grow up to 25cm.

Portulaca pilosa leaves

It has green leaves. They are linear shaped leaves.

Portulaca pilosa flowers

It has pink flowers.

Portulaca pilosa propagation

It can be propagated through seeds.

Monday, December 31, 2012

Portulaca grandiflora


Portulaca grandiflora scientific classification

Portulaca grandiflora belongs to the Portulaca genus, Portulacaceae family, Caryophyllales order.

Portulaca grandiflora name

It is also known as moss-rose purslane.

Portulaca grandiflora geographic location

It is native to Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay.

Portulaca grandiflora structure

It is a flowering plant. It can grow up to 30cm.

Portulaca grandiflora leaves

It has green leaves. They are alternate leaves.

Portulaca grandiflora flowers

It has orange, pink, red, white and yellow flowers. They are five petal flowers.

Portulaca grandiflora soil

It prefers well drained soil.

Portulaca grandiflora propagation

It can be propagated through seeds.

Portulaca grandiflora uses

It is used as an ornamental plant.

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Portulaca oleracea

Portulaca oleracea scientific classification

Portulaca oleracea belongs to the Portulaca genus, Portulacaceae family, Caryophyllales order.

Portulaca oleracea name

It is also known as common purslane, little hogweed, moss rose, pigweed, pusley, verdolaga.

Portulaca oleracea structure

It is a succulent plant. It can grow up to 40cm.

Portulaca oleracea leaves

It has green leaves. They are alternate leaves.

Portulaca oleracea flowers

It has yellow flowers.

Portulaca oleracea uses

It is used as a vegetable.