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Friday, October 30, 2009

Weed list-2

10

Botanical name & family

English name

Local name

Brachiaria ramosa (L.) Stapf

(Syn. Panicum ramosum L.)

(Poaceae)

Browntop millet,

Signal grass

Bajra ghaas,

Bandri

Brachiaria reptans (L.) Gardener & Hubb.(Poaceae)

Brachiaria

Chhota mdhana

Brassica nigra (L.) Koch.

(Syn. Sisymbrium nigrum)

(Cruciferae/brassicaceae)

Black mustard,

wild mustard,

bird’s rape

Kali sarson, Jangli sarson, Kali rai

Bromus japonicus Thunb.

Cheat grass ,brome grass, Japanies brome

Slai ghass

Calatropis procera

(Asclepiadaceae)

Caltrope

Aak, Akra

Cannabis sativa L.

(Syn. C. indica) (Cannabinaceae)

Neck weed, indian hemp, marijuana

Bhang, Charas,

Hasheesh

Carthamus oxyacantha Bieb.

(Compositae/Asteraceae)

Wild safflower, spiny carthamus

Pohli, Satianasi, Kandiari

Cenchrus ciliaris L

Syn. Pennisetum ciliare (L.) Link (Poaceae)

Sandbur, Buffelgrass, Anjangrass, African foxtail

Dhaman

Cenchrus pennisetiformis Hochst. & Steud. ex Steud

Sandbur, burgrass

buffel grass

Anjan ghaas, Kutta ghaas

Centaurea iberica Trev. ex Spreng.(Compositae/asteraceae)

Cornflower, iberian star-thistle

Pohla,

Otth kanda

Centaurium pulchellum (Swartz)Druce Syn. (Erythraea ramosissima Pers)

Showy centaury, branched centuary

Ratan jot

Cerastium vulgatum L.

(Caryophyllaceae)

Field chickweed

Phullan booti

Chenopodium album L.

(Syn. C. reticulum) (Chenopodiaceae)

Common goosefoot, lamb’s quarter

Bathu, Bathwa,

Chandan bathu

Chenopodium ambrosioides L.

(Chenopodiaceae)

Alkali weed

Lani bathu

Monday, October 19, 2009

Weed list-1

Botanical name & family

English name

Local name

Achyranthes aspara L.

(Amaranthaceae)

Prickly chaff flower, devel’s horse whip

Putth Kanda,

Puttha kand,

Chirchita

Alhagi maurorum Medic.

{Syn. A camelorum Fischer.}

Fabaceae

Prickly clover, camelthorn bush, Persian manna

Juvansa,

Juvahan

Amaranthus spinosus L.

(Amaranthaceae)

Spiny amaranth, spiny pigweed, prickly amaranth

Cholai,

Kandiali cholai

Amaranthus viridis L.

(Amaranthaceae)

Slender amaranth, pigweed

Jangli cholai, Tandulia,Cholai

Anagallis arvensis L.

(Primulaceae)

Blue pimpernel, poisonweed

Billi booti, Dhabber,

Argemone mexicana L

(Papaveraceae)

Prickly poppy, Devil's fig, Mexican poppy

Sialkanta

Arundo donax L.

{(Syn. Phragmites karka (Retz.)}Trin.

Poaceae

Arundo, thatch grass, reed

Narra

Asphodelus tenuifolius L.

(Syn. A. fistulosus L.) (Liliaceae)

Asphodel, jungle onion, onion weed, wild onion

Piazi, Bhokat

Astragalus spp.

Papilionaceae

Milk vetch

Rotphullai

Avena fatua L.

(Poaceae)

Wild oats

Jangli jai, Javdri

Atriplex crassifolia C. A. Mey

(A. crassipes, A. patula)

Chenopodiaceae

Atriplex, salt bush

Lani

Bidens biternata (Lour.) Merriell & Sheriff ex Roxh.

(Compositae/asteraceae)

Hairy beggarticks, blackjack, cobler’s peg

Dipmal, Phutium

Boerhavia procumbens Banks ex Roxb(Syn.B.diffusa L., Trianthema pentendra) (Nyctaginaceae)

Creeping spiderling,

spreading hogweed

Biskhapra, Bashkhira