Portulaca oleracea

Munyeroo ,Pigweed, Purslane at Hughes, ACT

Portulaca oleracea at Hughes, ACT - 20 Jan 2019
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Identification history

Portulaca oleracea 21 Jan 2019 BettyDonWood
Portulaca oleracea 21 Jan 2019 ruthkerruish

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Only occurs in damp areas. In gardens it is usually a sign of overwatering.

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   26 Feb 2019
It also comes up after good summer rain.

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Sagina procumbens (Spreading Pearlwort) at Hughes, ACT - 7 Nov 2024 by ruthkerruish
Vicia sp. (A Vetch) at Hughes, ACT - 22 Oct 2024 by ruthkerruish
Leucojum aestivum (Summer Snowflake or Snowbell) at Hughes, ACT - 3 Aug 2024 by ruthkerruish
Scleroderma sp. (Scleroderma) at Hughes, ACT - 23 Jul 2024 by ruthkerruish
Vittadinia gracilis (New Holland Daisy) at Garran, ACT - 27 Jun 2024 by ruthkerruish
Araujia sericifera (Moth Plant) at Hughes, ACT - 18 Jun 2024 by ruthkerruish
Metura elongatus (Saunders' case moth) at Hughes, ACT - 27 Apr 2024 by ruthkerruish
Dysphania pumilio (Small Crumbweed) at Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek - 23 Mar 2024 by ruthkerruish
Hardenbergia violacea (False Sarsaparilla) at Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek - 16 Mar 2024 by Tapirlord
Pseudoperga sp. (genus) (Sawfly, Spitfire) at Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek - 5 Mar 2024 by ruthkerruish
Eurymelessa moruyana (Gumtree Hopper) at Hughes Garran Woodland - 21 Feb 2024 by GarranCubs
Myrmecia nigriceps (Black-headed bull ant) at Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek - 21 Feb 2024 by GarranCubs
Pterygophorus cinctus (Bottlebrush sawfly) at Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek - 21 Feb 2024 by GarranCubs
Marchantia polymorpha (Common liverwort) at Hughes, ACT - 5 Feb 2024 by ruthkerruish
Podargus strigoides (Tawny Frogmouth) at GG105 - 18 Jan 2024 by ruthkerruish
Myosotis laxa subsp. caespitosa (Water Forget-me-not) at Garran, ACT - 16 Oct 2023 by ruthkerruish
Lomandra filiformis subsp. coriacea (Wattle Matrush) at Garran, ACT - 24 Jul 2023 by Tapirlord
Amycterus sp. (genus) (Ground weevil) at Hughes, ACT - 3 Jun 2023 by Tapirlord
Chelepteryx collesi (White-stemmed Gum Moth) at Hughes, ACT - 10 May 2023 by ruthkerruish
Eumeninae (subfamily) (Unidentified Potter wasp) at Hughes, ACT - 28 Apr 2023 by ruthkerruish
Oxalis thompsoniae (Fluffy-fruit Wood-sorrel) at Hughes, ACT - 4 Mar 2023 by Tapirlord
Austrostipa bigeniculata (Kneed Speargrass) at Hughes, ACT - 12 Nov 2022 by Tapirlord
Glycine tabacina (Variable Glycine) at Hughes, ACT - 12 Nov 2022 by Tapirlord
Clematis leptophylla (Small-leaf Clematis, Old Man's Beard) at Garran, ACT - 12 Nov 2022 by Tapirlord
Geranium retrorsum (Grassland Cranesbill) at Hughes, ACT - 19 Sep 2022 by Tapirlord
Rytidosperma sp. (Wallaby Grass) at Hughes, ACT - 1 Aug 2022 by Tapirlord
Xerochrysum viscosum (Sticky Everlasting) at Garran, ACT - 29 Jul 2022 by ruthkerruish
Paropsisterna octosignata (Eucalyptus leaf beetle) at Hughes, ACT - 19 Jul 2022 by ruthkerruish
Cryptandra amara (Bitter Cryptandra) at Garran, ACT - 10 Jul 2022 by ruthkerruish
zz agaric (stem; gills not white/cream) at Hughes, ACT - 30 Jun 2022 by ruthkerruish
Lissopimpla excelsa (Orchid dupe wasp, Dusky-winged Ichneumonid) at Hughes, ACT - 26 Apr 2022 by Tapirlord
Rytidosperma sp. (Wallaby Grass) at Hughes, ACT - 26 Mar 2022 by ruthkerruish
zz bolete at Hughes, ACT - 20 Mar 2022 by ruthkerruish
Chlorophyllum sp. at Hughes, ACT - 17 Mar 2022 by ruthkerruish
Agaricus sp. (Agaricus) at Hughes, ACT - 17 Mar 2022 by ruthkerruish
Poa labillardierei (Common Tussock Grass, River Tussock Grass) at Hughes, ACT - 7 Mar 2022 by ruthkerruish
Eucalyptus melliodora (Yellow Box) at Hughes, ACT - 7 Mar 2022 by ruthkerruish
Delias harpalyce (Imperial Jezebel) at Hughes, ACT - 6 Mar 2022 by ruthkerruish
Solanum lycopersicum (Tomato) at Hughes, ACT - 28 Feb 2022 by Tapirlord
Mutusca brevicornis (A broad-headed bug) at Garran, ACT - 10 Feb 2022 by Tapirlord
Calocephalus citreus (Lemon Beauty Heads) at Hughes, ACT - 29 Jan 2022 by Tapirlord
Mycena sp. (Mycena) at Hughes, ACT - 26 Jan 2022 by ruthkerruish
Scopula optivata (Varied Wave) at Garran, ACT - 20 Jan 2022 by Tapirlord
Archimantis latistyla (Stick Mantis, Large Brown Mantis) at Hughes, ACT - 9 Jan 2022 by ruthkerruish
Crepis capillaris (Smooth Hawksbeard) at Hughes, ACT - 7 Jan 2022 by ruthkerruish
Cacatua galerita (Sulphur-crested Cockatoo) at Hughes, ACT - 29 Dec 2021 by ruthkerruish
Bovista (A puffball) at Hughes, ACT - 27 Dec 2021 by ruthkerruish
Triadica sebifera (Chinese Tallow Tree) at Hughes, ACT - 14 Dec 2021 by ruthkerruish
Euphorbia characias (Mediterranean Spurge) at Hughes, ACT - 24 Nov 2021 by ruthkerruish
Eucalyptus melliodora (Yellow Box) at Hughes, ACT - 18 Nov 2021 by MichaelMulvaney
Chlorophyllum sp. at Hughes, ACT - 17 Nov 2021 by ruthkerruish
Rhinotia sp. in semipunctata group (A belid weevil) at Hughes, ACT - 13 Nov 2021 by Tapirlord
Bromus catharticus (Prairie Grass) at Hughes, ACT - 26 Oct 2021 by ruthkerruish
Adoxia benallae (Leaf beetle) at Garran, ACT - 23 Oct 2021 by Tapirlord
Westringia sp. at Hughes, ACT - 21 Oct 2021 by ruthkerruish
Harmonia conformis (Common Spotted Ladybird) at Hughes, ACT - 20 Oct 2021 by ruthkerruish
Solanum linearifolium (Kangaroo Apple) at Hughes, ACT - 20 Oct 2021 by Tapirlord
Leistomorpha brontoscopa (A concealer moth) at Garran, ACT - 20 Oct 2021 by Tapirlord
Chrysocephalum semipapposum (Clustered Everlasting) at Hughes, ACT - 13 Oct 2021 by ruthkerruish
Ardices canescens (Dark-spotted Tiger Moth) at Hughes, ACT - 12 Oct 2021 by ruthkerruish
Austrostipa scabra (Corkscrew Grass, Slender Speargrass) at Hughes, ACT - 5 Oct 2021 by ruthkerruish
Calothamnus quadrifidus (One-sided Bottlebrush) at Hughes, ACT - 25 Sep 2021 by ruthkerruish
Hordeum leporinum (Barley Grass) at Hughes, ACT - 24 Sep 2021 by Tapirlord
Einadia hastata (Berry Saltbush) at Hughes, ACT - 24 Sep 2021 by Tapirlord
Podargus strigoides (Tawny Frogmouth) at Hughes, ACT - 21 Aug 2021 by ruthkerruish
Leucojum aestivum (Summer Snowflake or Snowbell) at Hughes, ACT - 12 Aug 2021 by Tapirlord
Dacelo novaeguineae (Laughing Kookaburra) at Hughes, ACT - 9 Aug 2021 by ruthkerruish
Christinus marmoratus (Southern Marbled Gecko) at Hughes, ACT - 3 Aug 2021 by Tapirlord
Lychas marmoreus (Little Marbled Scorpion) at Hughes, ACT - 3 Aug 2021 by Tapirlord
Mictis profana (Crusader Bug) at Hughes, ACT - 3 Aug 2021 by Tapirlord
Christinus marmoratus (Southern Marbled Gecko) at Hughes, ACT - 3 Aug 2021 by Tapirlord
Senecio bathurstianus (Rough Fireweed) at Hughes, ACT - 3 Aug 2021 by Tapirlord
Scymnodes sp. (genus) (Unidentified Scymnodes ladybird) at Hughes, ACT - 11 Jul 2021 by Tapirlord
Senecio bathurstianus (Rough Fireweed) at Hughes, ACT - 10 Jul 2021 by ruthkerruish
Marrubium vulgare (Horehound) at Hughes, ACT - 4 Jul 2021 by ruthkerruish
Eucalyptus leucoxylon (Yellow Gum) at Hughes, ACT - 11 Jun 2021 by Tapirlord
Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata (African Olive) at Hughes, ACT - 21 May 2021 by Tapirlord
Scleroderma sp. (Scleroderma) at Garran, ACT - 21 May 2021 by Tapirlord
Uromycladium sp. (A gall forming rust fungus) at Garran, ACT - 21 May 2021 by Tapirlord
Marrubium vulgare (Horehound) at Hughes, ACT - 8 May 2021 by Tapirlord
Avena sp. (Wild Oats) at Garran, ACT - 1 May 2021 by Tapirlord
Xanthium spinosum (Bathurst Burr) at Hughes, ACT - 2 Apr 2021 by Tapirlord
Harmonia conformis (Common Spotted Ladybird) at Hughes, ACT - 2 Mar 2021 by ruthkerruish
Tricoryne elatior (Yellow Rush Lily) at Hughes, ACT - 23 Feb 2021 by ruthkerruish
Carthamus lanatus (Saffron Thistle) at Hughes, ACT - 18 Feb 2021 by Tapirlord
Hypericum perforatum (St John's Wort) at Hughes, ACT - 15 Feb 2021 by Tapirlord
Mallada sp. (genus) (Green lacewing) at Hughes, ACT - 13 Feb 2021 by ruthkerruish
Paronychia brasiliana (Brazilian Whitlow) at Garran, ACT - 12 Feb 2021 by Tapirlord
Harmonia conformis (Common Spotted Ladybird) at Hughes, ACT - 8 Feb 2021 by ruthkerruish
Culicidae (family) (A mosquito) at Hughes, ACT - 7 Feb 2021 by ruthkerruish
Xanthium spinosum (Bathurst Burr) at Hughes, ACT - 6 Feb 2021 by Tapirlord
Pentatomidae (family) (Shield or Stink bug) at Hughes, ACT - 30 Jan 2021 by ruthkerruish
Cyathus sp. (A Bird's Nest Fungus) at Hughes, ACT - 27 Jan 2021 by ruthkerruish
Perginae sp. (subfamily) (Unidentified pergine sawfly) at Hughes, ACT - 26 Jan 2021 by ruthkerruish
Wahlenbergia luteola (Yellowish Bluebell) at Hughes, ACT - 18 Jan 2021 by Tapirlord
Eucalyptus bridgesiana (Apple Box) at Hughes, ACT - 15 Jan 2021 by ruthkerruish
Eucalyptus melliodora (Yellow Box) at Hughes, ACT - 15 Jan 2021 by ruthkerruish
Dacelo novaeguineae (Laughing Kookaburra) at Hughes, ACT - 15 Jan 2021 by ruthkerruish
Archimantis sp. (genus) (Large Brown Mantis) at Hughes, ACT - 1 Jan 2021 by ruthkerruish
Vespula germanica (European wasp) at Hughes, ACT - 31 Dec 2020 by ruthkerruish

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  • 101 - 1,000 Abundance
  • 20 Jan 2019 04:00 PM Recorded on
  • ruthkerruish Recorded by

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  • Less than 10cm Plant height

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