Scientific Name: Portulaca pilosa

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  • Pronunciation:
    port-you-LACK-ah pie-LOW-sah
  • Common Name:
    Pigweed
  • Type:
    prostrate succulent herb
  • Family:
    PORTULACEAE
  • Status:
    weed
  • Flowers:
    Pink, December to March
  • Species List:
    Emu Mt.,
Comments

**Similar plant** Portulaca oleraceae, a native plant, has yellow flowers.||

Identification Notes

Leaves: alternate, linear, green to red.|Low-growing, found on the edge of saltpans and urban areas where salt content of soil is high.||