-Plants (Kingdom Plantae)

-Vascular Plants (Phylum Tracheophyta)

-Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)

-Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)

-Pinks, Cactuses, and Allies (Order Caryophyllales)

-Purslane Family (Family Portulacaceae)

-Purslanes (Genus Portulaca)

-Common Purslane (Portulaca oleracea)

Common Purslane is a fast-growing herbaceous annual with succulent leaves and stems. It is considered quite nutritious because it is unusually high in omega-3 fatty acids and contains significant amounts of vitamins A and C, as well as calcium, iron, magnesium and potassium and antioxidants. Some other common names include garden purslane, little hogweed, pusley, and wild portulaca. It’s called verdolaga in Mexico. The ¼ – ½ inch wide yellow flowers have five notched petals, numerous yellow stamens, and several pistils that are bunched together in the center.