Portulaca napiformis
F. Muell ex Benth.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
What to Eat
Edible parts: Root, Seeds
The roots and seeds are eaten.
Dangerous Lookalikes
This plant can be confused with the following toxic species. Always verify identification carefully before consuming any wild plant.
Spotted Spurge: Milky white latex sap when broken, thinner leaves often with dark spot, prostrate growth, tiny flowers.
Portulaca napiformis: Clear sap, thick succulent leaves, reddish smooth stems, yellow flowers.
Where to Find It
It grows in tropical places. It grows on gravel, sand or rocky sandstone ridges.
Australia*,
How to Identify
A succulent herb in the Portulacaceae family that grows 5-8 cm high with yellow flowers. It grows in tropical places on gravel, sand, or rocky sandstone ridges.
How to Grow
Grows wild in well-drained, gravel or sandy soils.
Notes
There are about 200 Portulaca species. They are mostly in the tropics and subtropics.
Names & Synonyms
Karedilla
References (5)
- Bailey, F. M., 1913, Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants. Queensland Government. p 49
- Cherikoff V. & Isaacs, J., The Bush Food Handbook. How to gather, grow, process and cook Australian Wild Foods. Ti Tree Press, Australia p 164
- Cribb, A.B. & J.W., 1976, Wild Food in Australia, Fontana. p 153
- Kenneally, K.E., Edinger, D. C., and Willing T., 1996, Broome and Beyond, Plants and People of the Dampier Peninsula, Kimberley, Western Australia. Department of Conservation and Land Management. p 167
- Paczkowska, G . & Chapman, A.R., 2000, The Western Australian Flora. A Descriptive Calatogue. Western Australian Herbarium. p 463
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