Botanical name & family | English name | Local name |
| 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 |
| Cleome viscosa L. (Cappariaceae) | Spider flower, sticky cleome, dogmustard | Hulhul, Bogra |
| Amaranthus spinosus L. (Amaranthaceae) | Spiny amaranth, spiny pigweed, prickly amaranth | Cholai, Kandiali cholai |
| Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. (Compositae/Asteraceae) | Spiny milk thistle, blessed milk thistle | Kndiali |
| Sonchus asper VilL. (Compositae/Asteraceae) | Spiny sowthistle | Kandiali dodhak |
| Solanum xanthocarpum L. (Syn. Solanum surattense Burm. F.)(Solanaceae) | Spiny weed | Kndiari, Mamoli, Mahori |
| Sporobolus helvolus (Trin) D & S(Syn. S. diander (Retz) Beauv. (Poaceae) | Sporobolus, sprangletop | Lamb ghas |
| Convolvulus pluricaulis Chois | Summer bindweed, Shankhpushpi | Hirankhuri |
| Euphorbia helioscopia L. (Euphorbiaceae) | Sun spurge, Wart weed, umbrella milkweed | Chhatri dodhak, Chatriwall, Chattar booti |
| Coronopus didymus (L.) Smith {Syn. Senebiera didyma (L.)Pers.} (Cruciferae) | Swine cress | Jangli halon, Naksari, Gandi booti |
| Conyza ambigua DC. (Syn.Conyza bonariensis) Compositae/Asteraceae) | Tall fleabane, hairy fleabane, Argentine fleabane | Loosan booti, Sonsali |
| Datura fastuosa L. (Syn. D. alba Rum ex Nees) (Solanaceae) | Thorn apple, madapple, jimson weed | Sufaid dhatura |
| Saccharum bengalense Retz. (Syn. S. munja Roxb.)(Poaceae) | Tiger grass, munj | Sarkanda |
| Trigonella monantha | Trefoil | Maini |
| Pistia stratiotes L. (Syn. P. oxidentalis) (Arucaceae) | Tropical ducksalad, prickly lettuce, nile cabbage | Aabi slad, Jalkhumbi |
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Weed list-19
Weed list-18
Botanical name & family | English name | Local name |
| Lippia nudiflora (L.) Rich {Syn. Phyla nudiflora}(Verbenaceae) | Prostate vervane | Bukkan booti |
| Tribulus terrestris L. (Syn. T. hipidulus) (Zygophyllaceae) | Puncture vine, puncture clover, small calatrope | Bhakhra, Gokhru |
| Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae) | Purple nutsedge, sedge grass, chufa, nut grass | Deela, Mork, Motha, Barik motha |
| Euphorbia granulata Forsk. Euphorbia hirta L. (Syn. E. pilulifera L.) (Euphorbiaceae) | Red spurge, grean spurge, garden spurge, snake weed | Laal dodhak, Ban dudhi |
| Rhynchosia minima | Rhynchosia | Paisa booti |
| Rhynchosia capitata D.C. (Syn. R aurea) | Rhynchosia | Maini |
| Cyperus iria L. (Syn. Chlorocyperus iria) (Cyperaceae) | Rice flat sedge, umbrella sedge | Bhoin, Buro-choocha |
| Ranunculus muricatus L. (Ranunculaceae) | Rough seeded buttercup | Chambal, Ghorsummi |
| Peganum hermala L. (Zygophyllaceae) | Rue plant, wild rue | Harmal |
| Setaria verticillata (L.) Beauv.(Syn. Panicum verticillatumL.) (Poaceae) | Sandbur, bristly foxtail | Lehdra, Loomar ghaas |
| 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 |
| Centaurium pulchellum (Swartz)Druce Syn. (Erythraea ramosissima Pers) | Showy centaury, branched centuary | Ratan jot |
| Amaranthus viridis L. (Amaranthaceae) | Slender amaranth, pigweed | Jangli cholai, Tandulia,Cholai |
| Cyperus difformis L. {Syn. C. complanatus Forssk) (Cyperaceae) | Small flower umbrella plant, Small flower flat sedge | Ghoin |
| Salsola baryosma Roem. & Schult) Dandy (Syn. S. foetida | Soap stone, sajji plant, salt wort | Lana, Sajji |
Saturday, May 29, 2010
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, | 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 |