Lythrum portula
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| Lythrum portula | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-7.3 |
| Height: | 1' |
| Width: | 1' |
| Blooms: | Early Summer-Mid Fall |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Lythrum portula (common name: water purslane)
Propagation: Seed - sow spring or early autumn in situ.
Cultivation: Requires a wet soil. Dislikes alkaline soils[1].
This species was formerly cultivated for its edible leaves[2].
A prostrate plant, the stem rooting as it creeps along the ground[1].
Range: Europe, incl Britain, mainly central and northern areas but not the Arctic, east to the Caucasus.
Habitat: Muddy margins of pools and puddles, but not in calcareous soils[1].
Edibility: Leaves - raw or cooked[2][3][4].
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: Peplis portula.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Clapham, Arthur and Tom Tootin, Edmund Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press, 1962.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hedrick, Ulysses. Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World. Dover Publications, 1972.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.