About Chicken Weed
Portulaca quadrifida, known as pusley, wild purslane, chicken weed (or chickenweed), single‑flowered purslane, small‑leaved purslane and 10 o'clock plant, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Portulaca, possibly native to Africa, but certainly widespread over the Old World Tropics, and introduced elsewhere. It is collected in the wild and eaten in salads or cooked, and is a favorite fodder for chickens and pigs.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Portulaca quadrifida
- Genus
- Portulaca
- Family
- PORTULACACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Wastelands and roadsides
- Distribution
- Pantropic (Except Australia and the Pacific East of Samoa)
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- பசலை கீறை Pasalai keerai
- Kannada
- ಗೋಳಿಸೊಪ್ಪು Goli soppu, ಗೋಣಿಸೊಪ್ಪು Goni soppu, ಹಾಲಿಬಚ್ಚೆಲೆ Haalibacchele
Botanical family
Portulacaceae
Purslane Family
Chicken Weed belongs to the Portulacaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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