Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

Common Purslane

Portulaca oleracea

Spanish: Verdolaga euroasiática

Portulaca oleracea (common purslane, also known as little hogweed, or pursley) is an annual (actually tropical perennial in USDA growing zones 10–11) succulent in the family Portulacaceae.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Portulacaceae

Local records10 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records71,526 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2022 – 2026

Months of the 8 most recent records

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2026-01-19 — observation by zihuadean
2025-11-17 — observation by zihuadean
2025-07-16 — observation by olgajudith
2025-02-25 — observation by zihuadean
2024-05-05 — observation by daniel_brito
2022-12-24 — observation by zihuadean

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Cite as: “Common Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/portulaca-oleracea/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.