Yes Satish ji A very delicate vegetable, often cultivated also
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 8:47 AM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > *Portulaca oleracea * > Common Purslane.'Bhuigoli' 'Kurfah' 'Gholu' or 'Mahagholu' घोळू > Family : Portulacaceae > This plant has a large distribution over the world. > It is a common weed and can be found anywhere -in fields farms roadsides > open spaces etc. It tolerates warm as well as cold climate. Plant is > edible.Used as vegetable in India. It has medicinal properties too. > Succulent herb. Leaves alternate,opposite,subopposite or whorled, ovate. > Mostly appear clustered. > Flowers yellow terminal solitary.petals-5. Size around 6mm > Flowers open early on sunny mornings and remain open hardly for sometime. > > -- > Dr Satish Phadke >
