Chickenweed
Portulaca quadrifida
In grazed grassland-savanna near Mweiga, Nyeri County, Kenya. Dec 2015.
HERB: Low, mat-forming with succulent leaves and stems.
LEAVES: The opposite leaves are triangular to ovate, and are thickened, succulent. Long silvery hairs from the leaf stipules.
FLOWERS: The flowers show four bright yellow petals and many stamens.
RANGE: Widely distributed in tropical regions with origins uncertain.
FRUIT: Capsules with many seeds.
UNARMED.