Portulaca oleracea
Munyeroo ,Pigweed, Purslane at Dunlop, ACT
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| Portulaca oleracea | Tapirlord | 23 Feb 2025 | |
| Portulaca oleracea | StewartJasonP | 23 Feb 2025 | |
| Unverified | johnpugh | 23 Feb 2025 |
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Fleshy radiating stems thick leaves and very small yellow flowers. more of a ground cover plant.
2 comments
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.
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 .
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 .
Location information
- Coordinates 149.009963-35.197799
- Places Dunlop, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 22 Feb 2025 11:29 AM Recorded on
- johnpugh Recorded by
- Less than 10cm Plant height
- Yes In flower
Collections
- johnpugh NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Portulaca oleracea Other Wildflowers & Herbs Plants
Species information
- Portulaca oleracea Scientific name
- Munyeroo ,Pigweed, Purslane Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Cosmopolitan
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 897m Recorded at altitude
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Seasonal activity
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In flower
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