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Portulaca oleracea
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Twentydales Extn, Harare
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Borrowdale Common
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Common purslane (English) |
| Frequency: | Common |
| Status: | Introduced |
| Description: |
Prostrate, succulent annual, branches up to 30 cm. Leaves alternate, sessile, glabrous, broadly rounded, usually crowded near the ends of branches. Flowers terminal, 1-5, bright yellow, surrounded by a cluster of leaves. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | oleracea: vegetable-garden herb used in cooking |
| Habitat: | Gardens and disturbed places |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Nov - Mar |
| Worldwide distribution: | Native of Europe, a cosmoplitan weed. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
| Growth form: | A |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | Hypolimnas misippus (Common diadem) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
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Flora of Mozambique: Portulaca oleraceaAfrican Plant Database: Portulaca oleracea
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Portulaca oleracea
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Portulaca oleracea
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Portulaca oleracea
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Portulaca oleracea
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Portulaca oleracea
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Portulaca oleracea
JSTOR Plant Science: Portulaca oleracea
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Portulaca oleracea
Tropicos: Portulaca oleracea
West African Plants database: Portulaca oleracea
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