Portulacaceae - purslane family

Gerald A. Mulligan (Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, retired) 1600 Apeldoorn Ave., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K2C1V5 Portulaca oleracea L., purslane, pourpier potager Annual, reproducing by seeds; prostrate; flowers yellow; autogamous; can also produce some seeds without the flowers opening up; throughout, except Newfoundland; most common in gardens; also in row crops, waste places and cracks in walks and driveways; introduced from Europe. Click on a photo to view an enlarged image. Weed Name Photo Weed Name Photo purslane, pourpier potager purslane, pourpier potager purslane, pourpier potager (flowers)