Portulaca oleracea

  • Family: Portulacaceae
  • Common Name: little hogweed
  • Symbol: POOL
  • Description: Succulent annual herb from a short slender taproot and a few fibrous roots; stems prostrate or ascending, radiating out from the center of the plant to form a sprawling mat up to 60 cm wide; stems fleshy, glabrous, usually red. Flowers solitary or in clusters, 5 pedals. Found in open disturbed locations.

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