{"id":1406,"date":"2010-02-22T09:47:02","date_gmt":"2010-02-22T14:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/?page_id=1406"},"modified":"2019-01-30T19:05:08","modified_gmt":"2019-01-30T19:05:08","slug":"water-purslane","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/grower-services\/weeds\/water-purslane\/","title":{"rendered":"Water Purslane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/waterpurslane2.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1542\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/waterpurslane2-276x300.gif\" alt=\"Water purslane plant with a U.S. postage stamp for scale purposes.\" width=\"276\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/waterpurslane2-276x300.gif 276w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/waterpurslane2-105x114.gif 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/waterpurslane2-317x344.gif 317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,276px\" \/><\/a>Also called Common Purslane or Pigweed \/ Red Pigweed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Family:<\/strong> Portulacaceae (The Purslane Family or some list it as the Lythraceae or\u00a0Purple Loosestrife Family)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Genus: <\/strong><em>Portulaca <\/em>| <strong>Species: <\/strong><em>oleracea<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Notes: <\/strong>This is a sprawling plant with smooth, fleshy, reddish stems; Possesses a taproot with secondary roots that are described as fibrous; Dense mats of the plant can occur, preventing the growth of other plants;\u00a0Can tolerate poor, compacted soils; flowers are small (scarcely 0.1&#8243; wide)\u00a0and pale yellow, and are solitary or in small rounded clusters; \u00a0Seeds are formed in a tiny pod or capsule that is 3 &#8211; 6 mm long, which opens and breaks off once the seeds are mature, releasing numerous red\/brown or black seeds. <strong>[perennial]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Habitat: <\/strong>Cultivated and waste ground; especially common in irrigated crops, cultivated fields, and along roads and river banks. It is a difficult weed to control, particularly due to its vegetative reproductive ability.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In Bloom:<\/strong> June &#8211; November (depending upon rainfall, and they are said to open singly at the center of the leaf cluster\u00a0for only a few hours on sunny mornings)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1543\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/waterpurslane1-257x300.gif\" alt=\"Water purslane plant with a U.S. postage stamp for scale purposes.\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/waterpurslane1-257x300.gif 257w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/waterpurslane1-105x123.gif 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2010\/02\/waterpurslane1-317x370.gif 317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,257px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Also called Common Purslane or Pigweed \/ Red Pigweed Family: Portulacaceae (The Purslane Family or some list it as the Lythraceae or\u00a0Purple Loosestrife Family) Genus: Portulaca | Species: oleracea Notes: This is a sprawling plant with smooth, fleshy, reddish stems; 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