| Kiss Me Quick |
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| Original date | 6/7/06 9:27 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
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| Focal length | 8.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/81s |
| Aperture | 3.2 |
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| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Botanical name: Portulaca pilosa Family: Portulacaceae (Purslane family)
Synonyms: Portulaca lanata, Portulaca mundula, Portulaca poliosperma
Synonyms: Portulaca lanata, Portulaca mundula, Portulaca poliosperma
Kiss Me Quick is a little wild flower with small
5-12 mm diameter flowers having five petals. They are deep pink. It is
a prostrate, fleshy, branching plant that rampantly reseeds in lawns.
The leaves are alternate. Leaves can reach 3 cm in length, and can be
as wide as 5 mm. They are fleshy, usually more or less rounded, linear
to inverted-lanceshaped. Flowers first appear in late spring and
continue into early fall. This plant will grow just about anywhere
there is a place to get a foothold. The seeds are very tiny and can be
carried by the wind or hitch a ride on people and animals. Kiss Me
Quick is found in all tropical world.
Medicinal uses:
It has been said that this
plant in Brazil has been used as a traditional remedy to cause
diuresis, antipyresis and analgesia. Studies have shown that its
extracts have renal effects.
Medicinal uses:
It has been said that this
plant in Brazil has been used as a traditional remedy to cause
diuresis, antipyresis and analgesia. Studies have shown that its
extracts have renal effects. | Identification credit: R.K. Nimai Singh | Photographed in Delhi & Chhattisgarh. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,