Portulaca oleracea

Munyeroo ,Pigweed, Purslane at Dunlop, ACT

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Identification history

Portulaca oleracea	23 Feb 2025	Tapirlord
Portulaca oleracea	23 Feb 2025	JasonPStewartNMsnc2016
Unidentified	23 Feb 2025	johnpugh

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Fleshy radiating stems thick leaves and very small yellow flowers. more of a ground cover plant.

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johnpugh wrote:

23 Feb 2025

Thank you for the ID. Confusing as an edible weed for humans but toxic to dogs. Some debate as to being Australian or imported nuisance. It does appear to be prolific spreading along the edge of the roadway. Will try to restrain growth but they do seem to be good at spreading. Our Landcare Group has a planted site close by and we are considering starting to plant native edibles but maybe not this one.

JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 wrote:

23 Feb 2025

This species of plants, recognised as having both: Indigenous Au forms and introduced forms from overseas here in Au .

And certainly occurring in this continent and extensively used by first people in this continent, along with related Portulaca spp. in Au,
for a very long time .

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Location information

Coordinates 149.009963 -35.197799
Places Dunlop, ACT

Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
22 Feb 2025 11:29 AM Recorded on
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Less than 10cm Plant height
True In flower

Species information

Portulaca oleracea Scientific name
Munyeroo ,Pigweed, Purslane Common name
Not Sensitive
Cosmopolitan
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 689.9m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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