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Portulaca pilosa
Also called Hairy Pigweed, Chisme
In Singapore: Mini Japanese Rose, Moss Rose, Mexican Rose, Sunplant (Grown in Singapore)
Kiss me quick is a small, hairy, succulent annual or short-lived perennial in the purslane family, with linear leaves and pink flowers that open in the morning. It is a highly variable species that thrives in hot, sunny, well-drained spots.
Portulaca pilosa is a species of flowering succulent plant in the purslane family, Portulacaceae, which is native to the Americas. Its common names include pink purslane, kiss-me-quick, and hairy pigweed. Its range extends from the southern United States and the Caribbean to as far south as Brazil.
It is a succulent plant with linear leaves and pink flowers.
Portulaca pilosa is a pantropical species which according to some sources is native to the Americas, and according to others to Asia or even to both. In the Americas P. pilosa can be found in Mexico, West Indies, Central America, and as far south in South America as Brazil; and in the United States, they are typically concentrated in the southern parts such as Arkansas, Texas, New Mexico, Florida, Mississippi among other states. P. pilosa is a documented invasive species throughout the Hawaiian Islands, the Galapagos Islands, New Caledonia, and Christmas Island (PIER.org 2012). In Hawaii, P. pilosa is officially documented from the coastline to dry lava flows at over 610 m in elevation yet can be found up to nearly 1,800 m in the Pohakuloa Saddle region.
It has been said that the species of Portulaca pilosa in Brazil has been used as a traditional remedy to cause diuresis, antipyresis, and analgesia. Studies have shown that its extracts have renal effects. It has also been seen that, in rats, such extracts cause an increase in potassium excretion without a concomitant change in water diuresis or sodium excretion.
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Portulaca pilosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
