PURSLANE
(Portulaca terrestris)

Purslane

ID Features: Leaves
  • Broadest at tip
  • Bright, shiny green
  • Fleshy, thick

    • Stems
  • Thick, round, fleshy, reddish
  • Watery, juicy
  • Lie flat with tips raised

    • Flowers
  • Tiny, 5 petals
    • Growth
    Habit/Spread:
  • Annual
  • Creeping stems root at nodes
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