Edible Plants: Purslane

Purslane ("Portulaca oleracea") is one of the healthiest plants to eat, yet many consider it to be useless. Let's follow the example of other cultures around the world & make it a part of our cuisine!

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• purslane
• bushcraft
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• weeds
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• plants
• wild
• food
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• foraging
• harvesting
• salad
• Blanche
• Derby
• survival
• permaculture
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[thederb720]

Answer Part 2:

Purslane looks like a baby jade plant & is mucilaginous when eaten. If still in doubt as to its id, take a sample to your local garden center /naturalist & ask them or take photos to send me. My website has my contact info--just google my name-Blanche Derby-- & it should come up. (For some reason, if I give my website here , it comes up as "error") I'll gladly look at your photos but please make sure they're sharp with perhaps a closeup so i can be sure of their id.

[thederb720]

I'm trying to put part 2 of my Purlsane answer here but for some reason it's coming up as "error" I'll try again later...

[thederb720]

Answer part 1:The only plant that resembles purslane is non-edible Spurge ("Euphorbia" spp.) edible.Spurge crawls along the ground like purslane BUT spurge's stem secretes a white milky latex. Purslane does not. Its stem is succulent & WATERY when broken.

[Jaahda]

i think i've been pulling this up as a weed ....is there anything else that closely resembles this? ie - how can i be sure not to make a mistake/ thanks

[luvtheearth1]

I'm sure this grows around where I'm at in FL. Infact, I think I've seen it around my property. Thanks for the info and recipe! You're great!