Portulaca oleracea

Munyeroo ,Pigweed, Purslane at Conder, ACT

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Portulaca oleracea 25 Feb 2021 MichaelBedingfield

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Tharwa Drive, Conder, ACT

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KylieWaldon wrote:
   25 Feb 2021
Wow. I didn't know this was a native - I pull it out of my garden all the time!
   25 Feb 2021
It is actually a cosmopolitan species meaning that it occurs all over the world - and probably got there under its own steam and not by human agency. It is regarded as a veggie in many parts of teh world
   26 Feb 2021
Species page edited to indicate cosmopolitan.

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