species
Portulaca oleracea
common purslane · little hogweed · moss rose · pusley
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Portulaca oleracea belongs to the family Portulacaceae, also known as common purslane, little hogweed, moss rose or pusley, introduced before 1500 and long since part of the landscape. It grows in full sun or part shade, where the ground is neutral and in well drained conditions.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Acidity
- Neutral
- Moisture
- Well drained
- In the UK
- Archaeophyte (pre-1500)
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