If an animal has eaten this plant, the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center is (888) 426-4435, as printed on the record this page reproduces. A consultation fee may apply.
This page quotes a published document. Everything below in quotation marks is copied word for word from ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center: Purslane, published by ASPCA APCC and retrieved on 2026-09-16. The quotations are excerpts; the document itself is linked and is the authority. Nothing has been reworded.
According to the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center record, Purslane (Portulaca oleracea, family Portulacaceae) is toxic to dogs, cats and horses. Toxic principles: Soluble calcium oxalates. The record was retrieved on 2026-09-16 and is linked below.
The record
- Scientific name
- Portulaca oleracea
- Family
- Portulacaceae
- Additional common names
- Wild Portulaca, Rock Moss, Portulaca, Pigwee, Pusley, Moss Rose
- Toxicity
- Toxic to Dogs, Toxic to Cats, Toxic to Horses
- Toxic principles
- Soluble calcium oxalates
Where this comes from
This is the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center record for Purslane, at https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/aspca-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants/purslane, retrieved on 2026-09-16. The fields above are the record’s own, shown without change. The ASPCA keeps the record current; the page here is a copy from that date.
Sources
- ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center: PurslaneASPCA APCC · retrieved 2026-09-16
“Portulaca oleracea” (Scientific Name)
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