Portulaca oleracea

Common Purslane

Portulaca oleracea

Description
  1. Popular name(s): Common Purslane, Little Hogweed, Verdolaga and others
  2. Botanical name: Portulaca oleracea
  3. Family: Portulacaceae
  4. Origin: Unknown, Portulaca oleracea is a nearly global naturalized plant
  5. Height: 20 to 40 centimeters
  6. USDA zone: 7 (10.4 °F/-12 °C), all plant parts freeze to death during the first frost night of a year. The seeds survive the winter in the ground and germinate in the next early summer.

Portulaca oleracea

Portulaca oleracea

Portulaca oleracea

Portulaca oleracea

Portulaca oleracea

Portulaca oleracea

Purslane

Portulacaoleracea

Portula caoleracea

Portulaca oleracea

Portulaca oleracea

Portulaca oleracea

Portulaca oleracea

Portulaca oleracea

Portulaca oleracea

Categories: Wildflowers | Yellow & Orange Flowers |

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