. . . a closer-up picture of purslane (portulaca). Breathe deeply now - there's no need to send the weed inspector. This is part of our crop.
Here's a closer look at the flower, with an unfortunate blur/flare just where you'd like to see some detail.
Notice the fleshy leaves. The mucilaginous quality of this plant is said to make it a very good addition to soups and stews.
Here's one more close-up, of a plant that hasn't developed into a mat yet. You can see the way it branches out along the surface of the soil.
4 comments:
I have a lot of different weeds, but I don't recognize this one. I wonder if it a southerly one that we don't get here. But thanks for the close-up.
Wow! A garden without portulaca! I didn't know there was such a thing, although for a few days, I thought I might have achieved it myself.
I'd be surprised if it's a southern-ness thing. I think with the way the climate bends north across the prairies to the west, your climate is probably much the same as ours. Although I suppose you do have more bush.
And hills. Don't forget the hills. ;-)
I'll be on the lookout for the portulaca, but it doesn't look familiar, and I am running a weed sanctuary here. Maybe I should import some.
Hills. That reminds me, gotta get out to the hills and take some pictures. The wildflowers are glorious, blurred riots of colour in the ditch as I race by once in a very long while to visit Mom and Dad.
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