Author: Sonu kumar
Myself Sonu Kumar and I'm from Bundi. Currently I'm working as a district coordinator kota at BRDS society India. I have always been a devout admirer of nature and I would be happy to share more information about the plant wealth around me through this platform. #AStudentofnature #Teamefloraofrajasthan 🌿🌱🐛🦋🔍 Insta page: https://www.instagram.com/eflora_of_rajasthan/
- Kiss Me Quick, Hairy pigweed, Pink Purslane, Chisme, Shaggy Portulaca, बिच्छू बेल, मरू बिच्छू,.. ।
- Portulaca eriophora Casar. Portulaca lanata Rich.
- Bundi, Kota, sawai madhopur
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Annual, prostrate or ascending, somewhat fleshy herb. Stem and branches slender, terete, with 3-6 mm long internodes, glabrous. Leaves alternate, sessile, somewhat fleshy, linear to linear-lanceolate, 5-8 mm long, 1.5-3 mm broad, acute, entire; stipular hairs copious, 3-6 mm long, twisted. Inflorescence a terminal, sessile cluster of 2-6 flowers surrounded by long pale hairs and 8 leaved- involucre. Flowers pink, c. 10 mm across; bracts minute, elliptic-ovate, acute. Sepals free, c. 3.5 mm long, triangular-ovate, acute, glabrous. Petals 5, slightly united at the base, obovate, 5-6 mm long, c. 4 mm broad, obtuse, pink. Stamens c. 20, filaments filiform, c. 3 mm long, basally united and adnate to petals; anthers minute. Carpels 4, syncarpons; ovary ovoid; style deeply 4-fid; stigmas 4, elongated, c. 1.5 mm long. Capsule ovoid, 5-6 mm long, c. 4 mm in diam., circumscissile in the middle, enclosed by withered corolla and hairs, crustaceous, wall parallel-veined. Seeds numerous, reniform, dark brown to black, papillate.
Fl.-Fr.: March-Nov.PC: Ravi Kant saini & Sonu Kumar
ID by: Sonu Kumar
Source: Foi, powo, efoi, efoc/p, wfo, ibp, iNat.
Date: Nov. 2K24 -
Macro image of flower
PC: Sonu kumar
Open flower image -
Habitat of P. pilosa
PC: Sonu Kumar
Habitat image -
Insect pollinator
PC: Sonu kumar
In this photo, we have seen sword-tail crickets as pollinators in its flowers. This has been an interesting observation for the eflora of Rajasthan team because we had not seen crickets as pollinators before. In this photo too, yellow pollen grains are clearly visible stuck to its antennae.
