Molluginaceae

Bitter cumin

Glinus oppositifolius Aug.DC.

Family: Molluginaceae
Genus: Glinus

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Bitter cumin (Glinus oppositifolius) — FlowerPhoto: S.MORE, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (8)

Bangla: গিমা, গিমা শাক, গিমে শাক, জিমা, ডিমে শাক, ডেমি শাক, ঢিমা শাক
Burmese: ကန့်ကလာပင်
Chinese: 假繁縷, 长梗星粟草, 假繁缕, 簇花栗米草, 簇花粟米草, 粟米草
English: Bitter cumin, Gima, Indian chickweed, Jima
Malayalam: നിലജീരകം
shn: တူၼ်ႈယႃႈၶႆႇၶဵတ်ႇ, ၽၵ်းသူမ်ႈသဵၼ်ႈ
Thai: ขวง
Vietnamese: Rau đắng đất

Synonyms

Glinus cambessedesii Fenzl
Glinus cambessedesii var. nudiusculus Fenzl
Glinus cambessedesii var. villosus Fenzl
Glinus denticulatus (Guill. & Perr.) Fenzl
Glinus mollugo Fenzl
Glinus oppositifolius var. parvifolius Hauman
Glinus spergula (L.) Steud.
Glinus spergula var. rotundifolia (Ewart & A.H.K.Petrie) Ewart & P.H.Jarrett
Mollugo glinoides A.Rich.
Mollugo oppositifolia L.
Mollugo serrulata Sond.
Mollugo spergula L.
Nemallosis prostrata Raf.
Pharnaceum spergula (L.) Dillwyn

Flowers

In flower: April to June, October to January (from 24 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: S.MORE, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ian Cowie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nina Kerr, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tim, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.