Carpet Weed
Mollugo pentaphylla
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Mollugo pentaphylla
- Genus
- Mollugo
- Family
- Aizoaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist localities
- Native to
- Old World tropics
- Distribution
- Tropics & sub-tropics of the World
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Aizoaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Aizoaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Bengali
- খেত পাপরা
About Carpet Weed
Carpet Weed (Mollugo pentaphylla) is a herb belonging to the Aizoaceae family (Carpet-Weed Family). It is typically found in moist localities. Native to Old World tropics, it is distributed across Tropics & sub-tropics of the World. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Aizoaceae
Carpet-Weed Family
Carpet Weed belongs to the Aizoaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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