Portulaca oleracea
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Satish Phadke
Sep 29, 2011, 11:17:54 PM9/29/11
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Portulaca oleracea
Common Purslane.'Bhuigoli' 'Kurfah' 'Gholu' or 'Mahagholu' घोळू
Family : Portulacaceae
This plant has a large distribution over the world.
It is a common weed and can be found anywhere -in fields farms roadsides open spaces etc. It tolerates warm as well as cold climate. Plant is edible.Used as vegetable in India. It has medicinal properties too.
Succulent herb. Leaves alternate,opposite,subopposite or whorled, ovate. Mostly appear clustered.
Flowers yellow terminal solitary.petals-5. Size around 6mm
Flowers open early on sunny mornings and remain open hardly for sometime.
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Dr Satish Phadke
Common Purslane.'Bhuigoli' 'Kurfah' 'Gholu' or 'Mahagholu' घोळू
Family : Portulacaceae
This plant has a large distribution over the world.
It is a common weed and can be found anywhere -in fields farms roadsides open spaces etc. It tolerates warm as well as cold climate. Plant is edible.Used as vegetable in India. It has medicinal properties too.
Succulent herb. Leaves alternate,opposite,subopposite or whorled, ovate. Mostly appear clustered.
Flowers yellow terminal solitary.petals-5. Size around 6mm
Flowers open early on sunny mornings and remain open hardly for sometime.
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Dr Satish Phadke
Gurcharan Singh
Sep 29, 2011, 11:30:16 PM9/29/11
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Yes Satish ji
A very delicate vegetable, often cultivated also
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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
Balkar Arya
Sep 30, 2011, 12:21:30 AM9/30/11
to Gurcharan Singh, Satish Phadke, indiantreepix
Yes Sir, I think cultivated varities have little large flowers
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Regards
Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
09416262964
Regards
Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
09416262964
mani nair
Sep 30, 2011, 1:48:15 AM9/30/11
to Balkar Arya, Gurcharan Singh, Satish Phadke, indiantreepix
Satish ji nice photos of the flowers and plant. This is the food plant of the caterpillars of Danaid eggfly butterflies. There are cultivated varieties (Portulaca grandiflora) with showy flowers in various colors also known as "Office Time".
Regards,
Mani.
Regards,
Mani.
Ushadi micromini
Sep 30, 2011, 8:30:05 AM9/30/11
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yes comes up in potting soil.. on its own.. at bases of potted
plants...
we had a long academic and ethnobotanical discussion about this saag
in May this year...thread name :
... name of Portulaca oleracea in Assamiya ... is URL:
http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/361628314e7e12be/037dd2e0a97b3d62?lnk=gst&q=potulaca+usha+#037dd2e0a97b3d62
thanks
USha di
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plants...
we had a long academic and ethnobotanical discussion about this saag
in May this year...thread name :
... name of Portulaca oleracea in Assamiya ... is URL:
http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/361628314e7e12be/037dd2e0a97b3d62?lnk=gst&q=potulaca+usha+#037dd2e0a97b3d62
thanks
USha di
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Ushadi micromini
Sep 30, 2011, 8:30:16 AM9/30/11
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yes and a weed...
comes up in soils of pots brought in from the outside...
comes up in soils of pots brought in from the outside...
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