Herb Of The Week - Purslane - That Pesky Weed ;)

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About the herb - from a " pest/weed management " page *lol*

The site has a really good picture of it on there!

 

*Smile*

Chris (remember mama said - eat your weeds

 

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Identification: Weed Photo Gallery

 

 

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/WEEDS/purslane.html

 

 

Common purslane

 

 

Scientific name: Portulaca oleracea (Family Portulacaceae)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DESCRIPTION:

 

Common purslane is an annual that grows rapidly in spring and summer. It

thrives under dry conditions but also competes well in irrigated

situations. Plants prefer loose, nutrient-rich, sandy soil. The mature

plant may form a mat or grow up to a foot tall. The plant branches at

the base and along the stems. Leaves are very succulent, often tinged

red, and wedge-shaped. They are opposite or alternate along the stem and

are without petioles. Small yellow flowers are born singly or in

clusters of two or three in stem axils or at tips of stems. Flowers

usually open only on sunny mornings. Purslane seeds are very tiny and

produced in abundance.