Portulaca oleracea subsp. sativa

Portulaca oleracea subsp. sativa also known as golden purslane is one of few subspecies of Portulaca oleracea (common purslane).[1][2]

Portulaca oleracea subsp. sativa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Portulacaceae
Genus:	Portulaca
Species:	P. oleracea
Subspecies:	P. o. subsp. sativa
Trinomial name
Portulaca oleracea subsp. sativa (Haw.) Celak.
Synonyms
Portulaca sativa Haw. Portulaca oleracea var. sativa DC.

Description

The leaves are much bigger, more yellow in colour and less succulent than other subspecies, also the stems are mostly the same colour of the leaves.

References

1. "Portulaca oleracea subsp. sativa, Taxonomy Browser". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. US: National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
2. "Evaluation of analgesic activity of the aerial parts of Portulaca oleracea V. sativa and its comparison with two related species". ResearchGate. ResearchGate. Retrieved 2019-01-14.