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Thursday, March 25, 2010

Weed list-12-A

Checklist of Punjab Weeds Sorted by English names

Botanical name & family

English name

Local name

Nonnea pulla Lamk.

(Boraginaceae)

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Luien booti

Poa annua L.

(Poaceae)

Annual blue grass, annul meadowgrass, Wintergrass, spear grass

Poa ghaas,

Bhoin

Lolium temulentum L.

(Poaceae)

Annual rye grass, poison rye grass

Dhanak, Mamn, Mochni, Lishkani

Sonchus oleraceous L.

(Syn. S. parviflora)

(Compositae/Asteraceae)

Annual sowthistle,

smooth sowthistte,

common sowthistle

Dodhak,

Mahatra

Sagittaria guayanensis H.B.K.(Syn.S.sagittifolia L.) (Alismataceae)

Arrowhead,

Lesser arrowhead

Chiri napay,

Chhota cut

Arundo donax L.

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

Arundo

Narra

Commelina benghalensis L.

(Syn. C. prostata)

(Commelinaceae)

Asiatic dayflower, benghal dayflower, tropical spiderwort

Kamlina, Kanchra, krishnaghas

Asphodelus tenuifolius L.

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

Asphodel, jungle onion, onion weed, wild onion

Piazi, Bhokat

Atriplex crassifolia C. A. Mey Chenopodiaceae

Atriplex, salt bush

Lani

Echinochloa crus galli (L.) Beauv.

(Syn. Panicum crus galli L.)

(Poaceae)

Barnyard grass, Ammerican

barnyard millet, cockspur grass

Dhiddan,

Kayada

Galium aparine L.

(Rubiaceae)

Bedstraw,cleavers,

catchweed

Warribooti,

Hurhurya,Lpaity

Oxalis pes caprae L.

(Oxalidaceae).

Bermuda

Butter cup

Khatkal,

Khatti booti