Plants → Portulacaceae → Portulaca
Portulaca oleracea L.
Purslane
Sp.Pl. 1:445 (1753)
Conservation Status:
Alien
Name Status:
Current
Brief Description
Grazyna Paczkowska,
Wednesday 15 May 1996
Succulent, prostrate to decumbent annual, herb, to 0.2 m high. Fl. yellow, Apr–May. Clay loam, sand. Often disturbed sites. Distribution: N: CK, DL, OVP, VB; ER: CAR, COO, GAS, GD, MUR, PIL, TAN, YAL; SW: ESP, GS, JF, MAL, SWA.
