Weed list-17

Botanical name & family	English name	Local name
Eragrostis pilosa (L.) P.Beauv. (Poaceae)	Indian love grass, soft love grass	Chiri ghaas
Setaria italica (L.) Beauv. (Syn. Panicum italicum L.) (Poaceae)	Italian millet, foxtail millet	Kangni
Corchorus antichorus Raeusc {Syn. C. depressus } (Tiliaceae)	Jew’s mallow	Bhao phalli, Baphali
Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. (Syn. Andropogon halepensis) (Poaceae)	Johnson grass, Arabian millet, Syrian grass	Baru ghas, Kala mucha
Echinochloa colona (L.) Link. (Syn. Panicum colonum L.) (Poaceae)	Jungle rice grass, Deccan grass, millet rice, swamp grass	Jangli swank, Kala swank, Swanki,Sharma
Astragalus spp. Papilionaceae	Milk vetch	Rotphullai
Ipomoea carnea Jacq. (Convolyulaceae)	Morning glory, railway creepers	Besharmi booti
Cannabis sativa L. (Syn. C. indica) (Cannabinaceae)	Neck weed, indian hemp, marijuana	Bhang, Charas, Hasheesh
Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Compositae)	Parthenium weed, congress weed, carrot weed, ragweed	Chatak chandni
Paspalidium flavidum (Retz.)Camub.(Poaceae)	Paspalidium
Sonchus arvensis L. (Compositae/asteraceae)	Perennial sowthistte Field sowthistle	Daimi dodhak, Peeli dodhak
Panicum verticillatum L. {Syn. Setaria verticillata (L.) Beauv}(Poaceae)	Pigeon grass	Lehdra
Achyranthes aspara L. (Amaranthaceae)	Prickly chaff flower, devel’s horse whip	Putth Kanda, Chirchita
Alhagi maurorum Medic. {Syn. A camelorum Fischer.} Fabaceae	Prickly clover, camelthorn bush, Persian manna	Juvansa, Juvahan
Argemone mexicana L (Papaveraceae)	Prickly poppy, Devil's fig, Mexican poppy	Sialkanta
Polygonum plebejum L. (Polygonaceae)	Prostate knotweed, smartweed, wireweed	Dranak, Santhal Raniphul,Drani booti,
Phyla nudiflora (L.) Green. Lippia nudiflora (L.) Rich (Verbenaceae)	Prostate vervain	Bukkan booti, Wakan