Portulaca oleracea

Pigweed, Purslane at Greenway, ACT

Portulaca oleracea at Greenway, ACT - 16 Jan 2016
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Portulaca oleracea 17 Apr 2016 michaelb

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On the east side of the Murrumbidgee River, at the central Pine Island picnic area.

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Mike wrote:
   18 Apr 2016
I have always thought of this as an exotic weed. It certainly behaves as a weed in my garden. It is quite common on footpaths and roadsides.
michaelb wrote:
   18 Apr 2016
Hi Mike - it does behave as a weed - a quote from ALA.

Portulaca oleracea is a species which occurs world wide and which has escaped from cultivation in parts of Australia. It is generally regarded a weed but, none the less, it is an Australian native plant.

(http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:apni.taxon:359592)

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  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 16 Jan 2016 08:50 PM Recorded on
  • michaelb Recorded by

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