Yellow Wildflower
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Name: Portulaca
oleracea Common Name: Little Hogweed, Common Purslane Flower Color: Yellow Plant Type: Herb, Annual Height: Prostrate, trailing up to 2 feet (61 cm) long Date Observed: August 24, 2002 Notes: The 1/4 inch (6 mm) wide flowers have 5 notched petals. The green leaves have reddish margins and are plump, fleshy, oval to spoon-shaped, and broadest near their rounded tips. The stems are succulent and reddish (sometimes bright orange or pink). This is an introduced, low-growing weed. |
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