Edible: Shoots, Leaves, Vegetable
A herb. It lays along the ground. The stem are hairy. They are 10-40 cm long. There are many branches. The leaves at the base are in a ring. These dry off. The higher leaves are 6-24 mm long by 5-15 mm wide. Several flowers occur in a group. The fruit are capsules which have 5 valves. There are many chestnut brown seeds. They are kidney shaped.
A tropical plant. They grow in open sands and riversides and waste places from sea level to 500 m altitude in China. It is often in muddy areas along watercourses and wetlands. It grows between 600-1,440 m above sea level in Africa. In Argentina it grows below 100 m above sea level.
Common Names: Bhissata, Duserasag, Gandibudi, Gandibuti, Gholo okhrad, Kotrak, Meetho okhrad, Meterrie, Myet-pan, Okharadi, Porprang, Sirooseroopadi, Xing su cao\
Synonyms:
Mollugo hirta Thunb.;
Mollugo lotoides (L.) O.Kuntze;