Nonia / Sun Plant
Portulaca grandiflora
Also known as Common Rose Moss, Rose Moss, Ten O' Clock Plant
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Portulaca grandiflora
- Genus
- Portulaca
- Family
- Portulacaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- Introduced elsewhere
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka, Assam, Odisha, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat, Haryana, Puducherry, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Mizoram, Tripura
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Cylindrical/needle-likerecorded
- Leaf surface
- TomentoserecordedDensely covered in matted, woolly hairs.“The axillary leaves have few to numerous whitish, woolly hairs which are usually shorter than the sheets.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Nonia itself; the rest are typical of the Portulacaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Various bright colorsrecorded
- Fruit type
- CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.“Capsules and seeds are not visible.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Nonia itself; the rest are typical of the Portulacaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Nonia नोनिया,पोर्टुलाका ग्रन्डीफ़्लोरा portulaka grandiflora
- Nepali
- दशबजे फूल
- Bengali
- টাইম ফুল
- Telugu
- గడ్డి గులాబి, టేబుల్ రోజా
About Nonia
Sun plant (Portulaca grandiflora) is a herb in the Portulacaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and 22 other states. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Uses
It is grown for parts that are eaten and planted as an ornamental. Its sap or hairs can irritate skin, so handle it with care.
Portulacaceae
Purslane Family
Nonia belongs to the Portulacaceae family.
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