Is purslane a horsetooth?

Many people have eaten a kind of wild vegetable called horsetooth, but there is also a kind of bonsai called Portulaca oleracea, so is Portulaca oleracea?

Is Portulaca oleracea a horsetooth?

Portulaca oleracea is not Portulaca oleifera, it is a perennial succulent herb or subshrub, while Portulaca oleracea is an annual herb of the family Portulaca, which is often eaten as a wild vegetable.

Second, purslane

Portulaca oleracea is a plant of Portulaca oleracea, also known as longevity vegetable, five-element grass, ease vegetable, Portulaca oleracea, sour rice vegetable, longevity vegetable and so on, which are distributed all over the world, mainly in the south of China.

Portulaca oleracea is native to Mozambique in southern Africa and Delanswar province in South Africa, and is native to tropical dry and wet season climates. it prefers a warm, dry and sunny environment, is resistant to drought and semi-shade, and is now cultivated in many parts of the world.

The propagation of Portulaca oleracea is generally used by cuttings, which is carried out in the growing season, with strong branches as cuttings, the length requirements are not strict, remove the lower leaves before cutting, dry them for 2 to 4 days, and insert them into the culture soil prepared with rotten leaf soil, coarse sand and garden soil. It is easy to take root by keeping the soil moist after planting.

Third, the basic introduction of horsetooth.

Rabdosia angustifolia generally grows on the edge of the field road, contains more physiologically active substances and a large number of unsaturated fatty acids, and has the function of regulating nutrition and treating diseases.

Rabdosia angustifolia is produced in the north and south of our country. Sexual like fertile soil, drought and waterlogging tolerance, common weeds in the field. It spreads all over the temperate and tropical regions of the world.

If you want to cultivate Rabdosia angustifolia, generally use seeds to propagate, sow seeds in April, prepare the land, open 1.3m beds, open holes according to the distance between rows, about 5cm, apply human and animal dung water, mix seeds with ashes, and spread them evenly into the holes.