About Hairy Carpet Weed
Glinus lotoides is a species of flowering plant in the family Molluginaceae known by the common names damascisa and lotus sweetjuice. It is native to Eurasia and Africa and it is known in many other places as an introduced species.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Glinus lotoides
- Genus
- Glinus
- Family
- AIZOACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Riverside, along streams, also in deciduous forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka and wide spread in tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- गंधी बूटी gandhi buti
- Bengali
- আলুঘাস alughasa, দশেরা শাক dasera saka, আলুঘাস | দশেরা শাক
- Tamil
- செருப்படை ceruppatai, கிளினசு லோடோய்டேசு
- Kannada
- ಚಂದ್ರ ಕಾಸಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು chandra kaasi soppu, ಕಾಗ ಪುರಳೆ ಗಿಡ kaaga purale gida
- Marathi
- कडवी भाजी kadvi bhaji
Botanical family
Aizoaceae
Carpet-Weed Family
Hairy Carpet Weed belongs to the Aizoaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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