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Common Purslane
Portulaca oleracea L.
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Found in:
- Landscape beds
- Grows well in high light areas and nutrient-rich soils (loam, sandy loam)
- Survives in compacted soils and drier conditions
- Does poorly in lawn situations
Characteristics:
- Low growing, mat-forming annual
- Stems are purplish-red, thick, fleshy, succulent and hairless
- Leaves are oblong, smooth, shiny, thick, fleshy and succulent, arise alternately along stem
- Tiny yellow flowers appear June to Oct.
- Long, thick taproot with fibrous lateral roots
