Family:Portulacaceae
Weed description
The main stem is short and erect, bearing a number of lateral branches which lie prostrate on the ground; they grow to a length of 4 -20 inches and are green or reddish in colour. The leaves are alternate at the base, sub-opposite or opposite at the ends of branches and crowded round the flowers. The lower surface of the leaf is pale and is covered with glistening dots. The leaf-stalk is short. Flowers are without stalks, from 2 – 6 in number and are collected together in clusters at the ends of branches.
CONTROL
- Intercultural operations reduce the incidence of the weed in tobacco.
- Removal of whole plant as fleshy stems and leaves sustain the plant while doing so.