There is a succulent-looking weed growing in a crack in my driveway. What is it?
- Conditions: Dry, full sun, asphalt & gravel, no competition.
- Date: 2018-07-16
- Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Size: 40cm x 40cm x 2cm
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Sign up to join this communityThere is a succulent-looking weed growing in a crack in my driveway. What is it?
This is Common purslane, Portulaca oleracea. It is used in salads, although it contains oxalic acid and there are poisenous plants resembling Purslane, see comment below. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portulaca_oleracea