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Saturday, January 30, 2010

Weed list-11

Botanical name & family

English name

Local name

Sonchus oleraceous L.

(Syn. S. parviflora)

(Compositae/Asteraceae)

Annual sowthistle,

smooth sowthistte,

common sowthistle

Dodhak,

Mahatra

Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.

(Syn. Andropogon halepensis)

(Poaceae)

Johnson grass,

Arabian millet,

Syrian grass

Baru ghas,

Kala mucha

Spergula arvensis L.

(Syn.S. vulgaris)

(Caryophyllaceae)

Corn spurry

Kalri booti, Jangli dhania

Sphenoclea zeylanica Gaertn.

(Sphenocleaceae)

Goose weed,

Wedge wort

Mirch booti

Sporobolus helvolus (Trin) D & S(Syn. S. diander (Retz) Beauv. (Poaceae)

Sporobolus, sprangletop

Lamb ghas

Stellaria media L.

(Syn. Alsine media) (Caryophyllaceae)

Common chickweed,

starweed, starwort

Phullan booti

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Weed list-10

Botanical name & family

English name

Local name

Scirpus maritimus L.

(Syn.Scirpus compactus)

(Cyperaceae)

Bulrush, clubrush

Deela,

Kaseru deela

Sesbania bispinosa (Jacq). F. Wight (Syn. S. aculeata Schreb.)

(Papilionaceae)

Dunder fiber,

Common sesban

Dhancha

Sesbania sesban (L.) Merrill)

(Syn. S. aegyptiaca Poir.)

(Papilionaceae)

Common gaint,

Egyptian sesban

Jantar

Setaria pumila (L.) Beauv.

(Syn. Panicum glaucum L.)

(Poaceae)

Yellow foxtail,

Bottle grass,

Bristle grass

Zard loomar ghaas, Banara, Banari

Setaria italica (L.) Beauv.

(Syn. Panicum italicum L.)

(Poaceae)

Italian millet,

foxtail millet

Kangni

Setaria viridis (L.) Beauv.

(Poaceae)

Green foxtail

Loomar ghaas,

Bandri

Setaria verticillata (L.) Beauv.

(Syn. Panicum verticillatumL.)

(Poaceae)

Sandbur, bristly foxtail

Lehdra,

Loomar ghaas

Silene conoidea L.

(Caryophyllaceae)

Catchfly,

wildpink

Bhoora takla

Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.

(Compositae/Asteraceae)

Spiny milk thistle, blessed milk thistle

Kndiali

Sisymbrium irio L.

(Cruciferae)

Hedge mustard,

London rocket

Khoob Kalan,

Jangli sarson

Solanum nigrum L.

(Solanaceae)

Black nightshade,

garden night shade

Mako,

Ghati

Solanum xanthocarpum L.

(Syn. Solanum surattense Burm. F.)(Solanaceae)

Spiny weed

Kndiari,

Mamoli,

Mahori

Sonchus arvensis L.

(Compositae/asteraceae)

Perennial sowthistte

Field sowthistle

Daimi dodhak,

Peeli dodhak

Sonchus asper VilL.

(Compositae/Asteraceae)

Spiny sowthistle

Kandiali dodhak

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Weed list-9

Botanical name & family

English name

Local name

Poa annua L.

(Poaceae)

Annual blue grass, annul meadowgrass, Wintergrass, spear grass

Poa ghaas,

Bhoin

Polygonum plebejum L.

(Polygonaceae)

Prostate knotweed,

smartweed,

wireweed

Dranak, Santhal Raniphul,Drani booti,

Polypogon monspeliensis (L.) Desf.(Syn. Aloepecurus monspeliensis L.)(Poaceae)

Winter grass,

foxtail fescue,

rabbit foot grass

Dumb ghaas,

Ghoin

Portulaca oleracea L.

(Syn. P. parviflora)

(Portulaceae)

Common Indian purslane, garden purslane, pursley

Loonak,

Qulfa

Ranunculus muricatus L.

(Ranunculaceae)

Rough seeded buttercup

Chambal,

Ghorsummi

Rhynchosia minima

Rhynchosia

Paisa booti

Rhynchosia capitata D.C.

(Syn. R aurea)

Rhynchosia

Maini

Rumex dentatus L.

(Polygonaceae)

Broadleaf dock, bitter dock, field sorrel, toothed dock

Jangli palak,

Changeri

Saccharum benghalense Retz.

(Syn. S. munja Roxb.)(Poaceae)

Tiger grass,

munj

Sarkanda

Saccharum spontaneum L.

(Poaceae)

Giant reed,

thatch grass

Kahi

Sagittaria guayanensis H.B.K.

(Syn. S. sagittifolia L.)

(Alismataceae)

Arrowhead,

Lesser arrowhead

Chiri napay,

Chhota cut

Salsola baryosma Roem. & Schult) Dandy (Syn. S. foetida DeL. ex Spreng.)(Chenopodiaceae)

Soap stone,

sajji plant,

salt wort

Lana,

Sajji

Saponaria vaccaria L.

(Syn. Vaccaria hispanica L.)

Soapwort, perfoliate,

soapwort

Kala takla,

Sabooni, Takla

Schoenoplectus juncoides Roxb (Syn. J. erectus Poir) (Juncaceae)

Soft rush, pinrush

Bhookal booti