Naturalised
Annual herb ; up to 50 cm high . Stems procumbent to ascending , branched , somewhat succulent , green to red , spreading . Leaves opposite , unequal in the pair , 15–25 x 6–20 mm , fleshy , suborbicular to obovate , base clasping and united with that of the opposite leaf ; stipules present ; petioles 2–20 mm . Inflorescences solitary , axillary , sessile . Flowers pink to white ; calyx-lobes2–3mm , pink to white , apiculate ; stamens 10–15 , inserted on the calyx-tube ; ovary truncate , 2-lobed ; style 1 . Fruit capsule , with a flattened lid , rim raised , 3-5-seeded . Seeds 3–12 , compressed , rounded , transversely wrinkled . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 1) .
No Data
Secure (GS) - Global Assessment
Not Common
الوصف غير متاح حاليًا
Portulacastrum monogynum Medik.
Trianthema monogynum L.
No data
maintenanceAr.Item1
Desert Horsepurslane
Black Pigweed
Giant Pigweed
Not used traditionally.
*Ghazanfar, S. (2003). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.1: Piperaceae – Primulaceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 25). ISBN 90-72619-55-2 ISSN 0779-2387. *https://en.wikipedia.org *http://floranorthamerica.org *http://nativeplants.hawaii.edu *Patzelt, A. Pysek, P. Pergl, J. Van Kleunen, M. (2022). Alien flora of Oman: invasion status, taxonomic composition, habitats, origin, and pathways of introduction. Doi.org/10.1007/s10530-021-02711-4. *POWO (2023). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org
