Purslane family (Portulacaceae) ⁴

Summary ⁵

Portulaca oleracea (common purslane, also known as verdolaga, little hogweed, red root, or pursley is an annual succulent in the family Portulacaceae, which may reach 40 centimetres (16 in) in height.

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Wisconsin Horticulture Extension, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Weed of the Month, Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

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1. (c) Paul Marcum, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Paul Marcum, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/130527622
2. (c) mitchellsfrank, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by mitchellsfrank, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/123758626
3. (c) wormsy, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by wormsy, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/96556924
4. (c) Isaac Winkler, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
5. Adapted by Isaac Winkler from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portulaca_oleracea

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