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ارجيله / البربير / البقلة الحمقاء / الرجلة / بربين / بقلة لينة / بقلة مباركة / بقله حمقاء / رجلية / رجيلة / فرفح / فرفحة / فرفحنية / فرفحى / فرفير /

Portulaca oleracea L.

Edibility and usage

Edibility
Delicious
Edible part
  • Leaves
  • Stems
Preparation
  • Bread
  • Salads
Blooming period
January to September
Foraging period
May to June
Seed collection period
June to November
Potential medicinal uses
  • Alterative
  • Analgesic
  • Anthelmintic
  • Anti-inflammatory
  • Tonic
  • Vulnerary
  • Diuretic

Description

Perenniality
Annual
Petal colour
  • Yellow
Leaf type
  • Entire
Life form
  • Annual

Scientifc data

Genus
Portulaca L.
Family
Portulacaceae
Wikidata item
Q158015
GBIF Item
Portulaca oleracea L. (3084719)

References

  1. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.
  2. Temple, Augusta A. Flowers & Trees of Palestine. Society for promoting Christian knowledge, 1929.
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  4. Crowfoot, Grace Mary Hood. From Cedar to Hyssop; a Study in the Folklore of Plants in Palestine. London, Sheldon Press; New York and Toronto, The Macmillan Co., 1932.
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  6. Zohary, Michael. “A Vegetation Map of Western Palestine.” The Journal of Ecology, 1947, 1–19.
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  8. Łuczaj, Łukasz, Marijana Zovko Končić, Tihomir Miličević, Katija Dolina, and Marija Pandža. “Wild Vegetable Mixes Sold in the Markets of Dalmatia (Southern Croatia).” Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 9, no. 1 (January 3, 2013): 2.
  9. Licata, Mario, Teresa Tuttolomondo, Claudio Leto, Giuseppe Virga, Giuseppe Bonsangue, Ignazio Cammalleri, Maria Gennaro, and Salvatore La Bella. “A Survey of Wild Plant Species for Food Use in Sicily (Italy).” Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12
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Citation

Portulaca oleracea L. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/869 accessed via barari.org on 4/18/2026.

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