Portulaca intraterranea

Taxobox
name = "Portulaca intraterranea"


regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Caryophyllales
familia = Portulacaceae
genus = "Portulaca"
species = "P. intraterranea"
binomial = "Portulaca intraterranea"
binomial_authority =

Large pigweed, "Portulaca intraterranea", is a succulent herb native to deserts of central Australia.

The leaves are succulent, with flowers 2.5-3.5 cm wide. [ Low,T., "Wild Food Plants of Australia", 1988. ISBN 0-207-16930-6]

Uses

Aborigines eat the thick tap-root which tastes like potato.

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