Purslane Identification

Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) is a wild edible with a long history as a healthy food choice in many regions of the world. Packed with many antioxidants, this is a go-to plant to help nourish our body. For more info see the links below.
- Purslane (identification, distinguishing features, flowers, leaves, height, habitat & edible parts): www.ediblewildfood.com/pursla...
- Fried or Baked Purslane Recipe: www.ediblewildfood.com/fried-...
- Purslane (detailed PDF): www.ediblewildfood.com/edible...
- Purslane Nutrition Facts and Recipes: www.ediblewildfood.com/blog/2...
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[@angelor1171]

My heritage is from the Middle east. My Mother used to go to the backyard pick purslane off the ground and make a yogurt called Jajek. The recipe consists of homemade sour yogurt, purslane and cucumbers.It’s absolutely delicious!

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

Thank you for sharing this with us!!!

[@nese3520]

Im so glad i looked this up. I pull tons of this out of my yard all the time 🤦🏾‍♀️. I wont any more. Norcal!

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

Instead of pulling it out, now you will harvest! Nice!!!

[@misslove2750]

Thanks for helping me identifying these two plants

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

You are most welcome!

[@grettageragi9598]

i took a photo yesterday as i have this growing all along my river frontage and i was going to put it up on my plant ID app. now i won’t have to! thanks!

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

You are more than welcome!!!

[@myguitardidyermom212]

I got a spontaneous outbreak of purslane in my sweet potatoes. I'm really glad I did some research before I pulled it up. It's currently at war with the ground ivy for control of the sweet potato patch lol. Cover crop *and* tasty vegetables, for the price of nothing

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

Yes!!

[@mdb1239]

This plant is the answer to world hunger in drought stricken and poor nations. Purslane can be the savior from starvation. Purslane and drought tolerant sweet potato should provide enough nutrition and vitamins.

[@jeremybertram5575]

This grows all over my yard in Kentucky. I have plantain and wild lettuce too.

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

Nice!!!

[@chyhart]

I read that Spurge has a milky fluid if you break the stem and Purslane does not, also that its smaller than purslane. I just harvested some, after it exploded out of the flower pot. I ate a leaf to make sure i dont get sick. It had no fluid at all just a clean wet looking center like breaking an asparagus. I'm planning on making a chimichurri sauce for steak tomorrow, and tonight i'll steam some with a bit of cotija sprinkled over it.

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

Purslane never has milky sap! Typically yes, spurge is thinner but for sure spurge has a milky latex when you snap the stem open.

[@ksy4747]

That's crazy! Last year when I decided to try my hand at gardening infront of my apartment I had this growing in one of the bins. I wasn't surr what it was at first so I left it alone. I thought it looked pretty but eventually I pulled it out bc I assumed it was a weed and i thought it was taking nutrients away from my tomatoes plant that was growing in thr same bin. This year it came back again. I left it alone as I didn't plant anything in that bin. I guess I will go harvest some now 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ladyewo6778]

Wow! I knew Purslane was edible but WOW! So beneficial nutritionally. Little power house!

[@Research0digo]

Great video, thank you. Purslane leaves spinach far behind - carrots, too. I'm glad you mentioned omega 3 (& ALA). :D

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

Thank you for your kind words!!!

[@veganpete99]

I ❤️ eating this plant every time I find it growing in the garden.

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

Me too!!

[@camia2444]

The other green that grows with it is called wild spinach or amaranth- that one with big leaves within or besides those purslane, those are edible too & they are delicious with mung beans

[@romanstar7550]

pure gold , respect and thanx !

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

You are welcome!

[@anniemalloy8208]

Thanks so much for showing the Prostrate Spurge....unfortunately, that is what I have :( I'm very glad to know the difference, now!

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

Glad it was helpful! Hopefully purslane will find its way to you!!!

[@anniemalloy8208]

@@EdibleWildFood-1 I'll be moving to a a friend's wooded property this fall, and it is also inhabited by many medicinal plants which my friend has worked very hard to load up with nothing but good things, so I expect I will be encountering it, soon!

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

@@anniemalloy8208 Lucky you!!!!

[@Ritercrazy]

Thank you for the support of this good food.

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

You are most welcome!!!

[@angellee618]

love this!!

[@sarahberney]

Super thanks 🌞

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

Thank you for watching!

[@theurbanthirdhomestead]

You convinced me! ❤

[@timesurfingalien]

My dad used to grow this. I think he just liked the way it looked. He never mentioned it was edible. I've known for a while. I have tried it. I haven't incorporated it in to my regular diet.

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

It is a tasty wild green!

[@Chrissvarietychannel549]

Every time I find it, I eat it. Raw is how I prefer it.

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

It is really tasty all on its own!!!

[@russell7852]

Good come to my garden and take care of it lol

[@pagalimommy]

wow my favorite

[@pagalimommy]

stir fry with onion garlic, seasoning eggplant optional 😋

[@Hootyhoo-jq9vq]

La verdolaga is very important in Central America.

[@martineising9478]

Doesn't have a bitter after-taste, either :)

[@johnlombardo7816]

Thank you! My favorite weed !! Hey is the main difference between Spurge and purslane that purslane is succulent and Spurge is not? .. I have something near by that's a bit hard to tell for me..I'm in NY

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

Purslane is a succulent and does not exude latex when you cut the stem!

[@vdublady]

@@EdibleWildFood-1 I live in PA and am hoping I have Purslane!! Do you have an email so that I can send you some pics to identify? I hope it’s not the toxic one that I have?? 😢🤞🏼 Thank you for this video!!!👍🏼

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

@@vdublady info (at) edblewildfood (dot) com

[@BrianthatiscalledBrian]

Thanks for the video. I used to have this growing all over my back yard and now it seems to be gone. I don't use any sprays, so I wonder what happened to it all.

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

You are most welcome. Weather may be a factor - although many areas this summer have been hot, which purslane loves. Anyone near you spraying chemicals?

[@BrianthatiscalledBrian]

EdibleWildFood.com Well, my neighbour's yard looks like a golf course. That could be a factor. :) Thanks again. Great channel.

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

Oh no - how sad! Many years ago my neighbour at the time was not amused when I was tossing clover seeds throughout my lawn - he had that gold course look too. The clover did great!

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

Oh - and thank you! Thanks for being here! :)

[@miker5893]

hi thanks for the video. does it have a clear sap

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

Pretty much - the stem generally snaps clean.

[@Jayson90210]

what part of the plant can you eat? the red stems, or just the leaves? thanks for this video!!!

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

You are welcome and thank you for watching! The stems and leaves are edible!

[@anitagoralski6396]

Can you eat the leaves and the stems?

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

Check out the description box!

[@yuegonghuamei6685]

The end tall plant as weed too but edible too?

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

I don't quite understand - do you mean the tall variety of wild lettuces?

[@yuegonghuamei6685]

Sorry, that's green amaranths i guess toward end tall weed. Edible right? Not lampquater.

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

@@yuegonghuamei6685 Yes - redroot pigweed and it is edible!!

[@krissamsalazar6726]

Eat their LEAVES and the stalk feed with your animals ..chicken ,pigs ,cow

[@tThisNThat]

Oh god the spurge looks identical to the purselane….how in the heck will I tell the diff???

[@brandysolo9165]

The spurge has much thinner stems, which when broken, have a milky white sap that is toxic. White, glue-like sap = NO GOOD. Beware. If you break the stem and it's clear, it's likely purslane.

[@MamaBoots007]

I gave this a thumbs down, as it comes up as an identification video....which it clearly is not.

[@OugaBoogaShockwave]

yeah, that picture didn't help at the end of the video

[@uunz4435]

Man, here I was ripping them out of the ground at my old home. If only I knew. 😤

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

Oh no - - they'll come back!!!

[@uunz4435]

@@EdibleWildFood-1 oh, they’re tenacious That’s for sure! I just wish I had tried them in some salads, or ranch dressing or something. 😉

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

@@uunz4435 You will - patience!!

[@Heatherreseller]

Same, I find them in my yard here in texas all time and pull out

[@user-wd6mw6wo5v]

Where can I find in the shoi

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

Not sure what you are asking.

[@aggabus]

Perennial

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

Annual...hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/common-purslane-portulaca-oleracea/

[@MihaelaV68]

Purslane plant is perennial,not annual.

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

All credible sources out there say purslane an annual. Here is one one them - plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/portulaca-oleracea/

[@saddleridge4364]

@@MihaelaV68 mine come back every year too, or they are self seeding? Although I've never seen seeds or flowers on purslane.

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

@@MihaelaV68 That is because they drop thousands of seeds into the soil - - it is those seeds that grow. It is an annual.

[@zhazhagab0r]

It's only a perennial in tropical regions like zone 10+. Elsewhere it is a self-seeding annual.

[@mawi1172]

Where's the copy cat? 🥺

[@EdibleWildFood-1]

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