Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Caryophyllales Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl
Family
Aizoaceae
Genus
Trianthema L.
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Trianthema portulacastrum L., Sp. Pl. 223 (1753)
Vernacular Name(s):
Black pigweed; Giant pigweed; Horse purslane
 Biostatus
Exotic
 Bibliography
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
Ogle, C.C.; de Lange, P.J.; Cameron, E.K.; Parris, B.S.; Champion, P.D. 2021: Checklist of dicotyledons, gymnosperms and pteridophytes naturalised or casual in New Zealand: additional records 2007–2019. Perspectives in Biosecurity Research Series 5: 45–116.