Taxonomy: Fam. Portulacaceae// Genus:  Portulaca// Species: Portulaca oleracea L.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1995).

Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, Tropical Africa, Mediterranean to Pakistan and Arabian Peninsula according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat:  A ruderal plant- common and widespread weed on sandy soil and disturbed ground- in and near cultivated land, alongside roads, urban and suburban areas.

Flowering period: Summer-autumn: JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP.

Portulaca oleracea – habit. Osogovo, village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Portulaca oleracea. Osogovo, village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Portulaca oleracea. Osogovo, village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Portulaca oleracea. Osogovo, village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Portulaca oleracea. Osogovo, village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Portulaca oleracea L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens,Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:323270-2 [Accessed 16.08.2021].

Micevski, K. (1995). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 3. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.