The flowers of portulaca close at night and reopen the next morning. Its lush succulent leaves and vibrant colors evoke a sense of the tropics. Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds are attracted to its ...

The spiky green leaves are semi-succulent ... But the only perennial variety is Portulaca umbraticola.

Ethiopia (Worebabo woreda): leaves boiled and eaten. India (Bombay Presidency, Rajasthan western): the leaves, after boiling, are used in preparing a bread by mixing with Bajra (millet) or Jowari ...