Portulaca oleracea L.
(Common Purslane)

Interactions where Portulaca oleracea is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
is parasitised by Foreign Albugo portulacae (A White Rust) Albuginales: Albuginaceae A revision of Albugo (Chromista, Peronosporomycetes), Thines, M. & Spring, O., 2005
White rust species (Chromista, Peronosporomycetes, Albuginales, Albuginaceae) on common weeds in Hungary, Tóth, T. & Kövics, G.J., 2015
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Albuginales/Albuginaceae/Albugo portulacae/Albugo portulacae(a white rust) Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Portulacaceae/Portulaca oleracea/Portulaca oleraceacommon purslane parasitises
(live) live is parasitised by Dichotomophthora anamorph UK/Ireland Dichotomophthora portulacae an anamorphic fungus Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dichotomophthora portulacae/Dichotomophthora portulacaean anamorphic fungusDichotomophthora anamorph Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Portulacaceae/Portulaca oleracea/Portulaca oleraceacommon purslanelive Dichotomophthora anamorph parasitises live
hypocotyl (black, thin) black, thin hypocotyl of seedling may be infected and damaged by embedded oospore Aphanomyces cochlioides a water mould Saprolegniales: Leptolegniaceae Aphanomyces cochlioides, Hall, G., 1980
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Leptolegniaceae/Aphanomyces cochlioides/Aphanomyces cochlioidesa water mouldembeddedoospore Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Portulacaceae/Portulaca oleracea/Portulaca oleraceacommon purslaneblack, thinhypocotylseedling embedded oospore infects and damages black, thin hypocotyl of seedling
stem base (necrotic at base) necrotic at base stem base of seedling may be infected and damaged by embedded oospore Aphanomyces cochlioides a water mould Saprolegniales: Leptolegniaceae Aphanomyces cochlioides, Hall, G., 1980
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Leptolegniaceae/Aphanomyces cochlioides/Aphanomyces cochlioidesa water mouldembeddedoospore Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Portulacaceae/Portulaca oleracea/Portulaca oleraceacommon purslanenecrotic at basestem baseseedling embedded oospore infects and damages necrotic at base stem base of seedling

Author & YearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Hall, G., 1980Aphanomyces cochlioidesI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 972.
Thines, M. & Spring, O., 2005A revision of Albugo (Chromista, Peronosporomycetes)Mycotaxon 92: 443-458.
Tóth, T. & Kövics, G.J., 2015White rust species (Chromista, Peronosporomycetes, Albuginales, Albuginaceae) on common weeds in HungaryJournal of agricultural sciences, Debrecen Vol 66: 30-33.

Portulaca oleracea (Common Purslane) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Portulaca oleracea ssp sativa
Purslane
Subspecies 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPortulaca oleracea (Common Purslane)
FamilyPORTULACACEAE (purslanes)
OrderCARYOPHYLLALES (pinks, goosefoots and docks)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Portulaca oleracea (Common Purslane)

Portulaca oleracea (Common Purslane) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Portulaca oleracea (Common Purslane):

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