Purslane: Health Benefits and Nutritional Value
Purslane: Health Benefits and Nutritional Value. Summer purslane (Portulaca oleracea) is best known as an invasive weed, but this wildgrowing succulent plant is also completely edible, and it''s delicious, known as little hogweed, verdolaga, common purslane, portulaca, and pursley, summer purslane adds a slightly tangy note to soups and stirfries, and its juicy leaves can be used to ...