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DESCRIPTION:
Common purslane is an annual that grows rapidly in spring and summer.
It thrives under dry conditions but also competes well in irrigated
situations. Plants prefer loose, nutrient-rich, sandy soil. The
mature plant may form a mat or grow up to a foot tall. The plant
branches at the base and along the stems. Leaves are very succulent,
often tinged red, and wedge-shaped. They are opposite or alternate
along the stem and are without petioles. Small yellow flowers are
born singly or in clusters of two or three in stem axils or at tips
of stems. Flowers usually open only on sunny mornings. Purslane
seeds are very tiny and produced in abundance.
See UC IPM's Common Purslane
Pest Note for more information.
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