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Common Name: Common Purslane
Scientic Name: Portulaca oleracea
Colors: Yellow
Months Appearing: August

Non-native. Found in mats up to 20 inches in diameter. Only up to 2 inches tall. Succulant.

Flowers are single or small clusters. 1/8 to 1/4 inches in diameter. 4-6 petals notched at tip.

Leaves alternate. succulent, broadest above middle of leaf.

Stem is smooth,red and appears rubbery.

Weedy and waste places. Versluis Park parking lot Kent County, Mi, 3008, 3007  8/9