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

Weeds in punjab