Portulaca pilosa (pink purslane, "Himematsubabotan")

Japanese name: ヒメマツバボタン （姫松葉牡丹）
Scientific name: Portulaca pilosa

[Overview]
A succulent annual found in sunny places such as roadsides.
The stems branch freely from the base, creep along the ground, and grow to about 30 cm long.
Leaves are simple and alternate, flat and rod-shaped, with white hairs in the leaf axils.
Several reddish-purple, 5-petaled flowers about 1 cm across are borne at the stem tips.

[History]
It has been known to be naturalized since the 1960s.

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