Hi i am growing some weed plant and when i scanned it in identification apps i learnt it was common purslane. I just wanna know if this is true and it can be eaten ?

Is the photo displaying ? if not heres the photo !!

It does look like baby purslane. Let it get bigger, it will be easier to tell.

looks like purslane to me...
and yes... edible.

Thanks @Lucy68 and @stone !!

Also looks like purslane to me. I would want to see blooms to be sure, if I'm going to eat it. There are pics in the database on this site to compare:
Common Purslane (Portulaca oleracea)

... but most forage is more nutritious before it blooms.

I had an elderly friend who loved purslane. She picked the big lush green ones (not the water starved ones) just before they bloomed.

Thanks @purpleinopp and @porkpal

Pull a couple out and lay them on a paper and take a pic so we can see the roots and stems. (If you use a manilla folder color, gray or off white paper, it will be easier to get a good pic.) They look like purslane to me, too. Of course, if you ever applied any pesticides to the previous plant(s) or soil, I wouldn't eat it, even if it is edible. Did you grow an ornamental purslane in there previously? That's a lot of see that germinated!

No i never used pesticides or any chemicals , i used to grow mint before and left a gap and then sowed desi coriander seeds but purslane grew.

We never use any chemicals in any of our terrace plants.

Yeah i am surprised too so many germinated.

I have attached the latest pic here as well !!

Thanks @Leftwood

Hi @all, mom will be cooking Purslane and Dal tomorrow and if still some is left, we will be using it later, thanks all for your guidance.

Harvested 1/4th of the Purslane , heres the picture to it !!

Ethben1987 said: Harvested 1/4th of the Purslane , heres the picture to it !!

Portulaca oleracea...common name Purslane
Never tried it.
Sounds extremely healthy...see link

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/p...

Ethben1987 said: Harvested 1/4th of the Purslane

I've never tried cooking it...
How did it turn out?
I grow a lot of jewels of opar (Talinum paniculatum) very similar... supposed to be able to cook it as well as eating it fresh...

edit: Purslane is supposed to be anti-inflammatory (good for arthritis)
Might need to make an effort to collect...

Well done. I keep meaning to eat purslane but haven't done so beyond a few nibbles. ( and jewels of opar)

We have both plants here in abundance. I'll have to give them a try.

Wild Purslane grows here like crazy; it's highly invasive! Frankly I've never eaten weeds/flowers yet and don't plan on it unless I absolutely had to. I've heard you can eat Chickweed but...Im no rabbit.

Thanks @all , i ate the purslane with dal , there are a lot of youtube recipes if you wanna give a try - just type - common purslane recipes in youtube or bing or chrome.

Fact - it did not taste bitter and tasted like all the usual spinach varieties, since i harvested it early it tasted young as well and my harvest time was 18th day.

Overall was worth a try, mom has many other ideas for the purslane too, i will update as time passes by

I find it quite tasty raw, slightly lemony. I would hesitate to cook too long, like add to a dish close to the end if you wish to cook it, to maintain some texture. Never really tried it cooked alone however. Like to hear what you discover.