Scientific Name: Portulaca oleracea
Common Name: common purslane
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Portulacaceae
Form Description: Annual herb with purplish, spreading stems.
Flowers: Yellow flowers, with 4-6 petals joined at the base, may be solitary or a few together.
Fruit: Woody capsule – seeds are black and shiny.
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Habitat Notes
Locally common as a weed in cultivated ground; prominent on floodplains.
Site Tolerance
Moist
Soil Tolerance
Fertile, Loam, Poorly-drained, Well-drained
General Notes
All parts of the plant are edible and may be eaten raw or cooked; frequently eaten by Aboriginal people, especially the seeds.
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
May be grown from seed.
Seed Treatment Method
Standard Scatter seed thinly on to damp potting mix. Hold seed in place by covering with more potting mix to approximately the depth of the seed size.
Cutting & Division Information
Can be grown from cuttings.