Capsicum annuum L. Vernacular name: Mirchi, Chilli, Lal mirch (Hindi: मिर्च, लाल मिर्च)Species Name: Capsicum annuum L.Family: SolanaceaeHabit: Annual herb or subshrub, erect, much-branched.Stem: Erect, branched, somewhat woody below, glabrous…
Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. Vernacular name: Shepherd’s purse, Cocowort, Blind weed; Chamure Jhaar, ChaalneSpecies Name: Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik.Family: BrassicaceaeHabit: Annual or biennial herb, usually 15–30 cm tall.Stem: Erect, slender,…
Canna indica L. Vernacular name: Indian shot, Wild canna, Sarvajaya, Kardali (Hindi: सर्वज्जय; Marathi: कर्दळ)Species Name: Canna indica L.Family: CannaceaeHabit: Perennial rhizomatous herb, erect, usually 1–2 m tall.Stem: Pseudostem formed…
Bidens pilosa L. Vernacular names: Hairy beggarticks, Cobbler's pegs, Spanish needle; Indian records include Kithachedi and Snehakoora.Species Name: Bidens pilosa L.Family: AsteraceaeHabit: Erect annual herb, commonly 0.1–1.5 m tall; often…
Alternanthera sessilis (L.) DC. Vernacular names: Sessile joyweed, Dwarf copperleaf; Hindi: Gudrisag / MatsyakshiSpecies Name: Alternanthera sessilis (L.) DC.Family: AmaranthaceaeHabit: Annual or usually perennial, much-branched herb; commonly prostrate or ascending…
Allium sativum L. Vernacular name: Garlic, Lahsun (Hindi: लहसुन)Species Name: Allium sativum L.Family: AmaryllidaceaeHabit: Perennial bulbous herb, cultivated as an annual.Stem: Very short, condensed basal stem; pseudostem formed by overlapping…
Zinnia elegans Jacq. Vernacular name: Zinnia, Common Zinnia, Youth-and-Old-Age, Garden ZinniaSpecies Name: Zinnia elegans Jacq.Family: Asteraceae (Compositae)Habit: Annual, erect, branched herb, widely cultivated as an ornamental garden plant.Stem: Erect, branched,…
Xanthium strumarium L. Vernacular name: Chhota Dhatūra (छोटा धतूरा), Chhota Gokhru (छोटा गोखुरू), Ghāghrā (घाघरा), Sankhahuli; Common Cocklebur, Rough Cocklebur, BurweedSpecies Name: Xanthium strumarium L.Family: Asteraceae (Compositae)Habit: Coarse annual herb,…
Urena lobata L. Vernacular name: Caesar Weed, Congo Jute (Hindi: वन भेंडी, ऊरेना)Species Name: Urena lobata L.Family: MalvaceaeHabit: Erect perennial herb or undershrub.Stem: Branched, cylindrical, woody at base, densely stellate-pubescent,…
Typhonium trilobatum (L.) Schott Vernacular name: Kharkol, Ghatkanchu, Bengal arumSpecies Name: Typhonium trilobatum (L.) SchottFamily: AraceaeHabit: Perennial tuberous herb.Stem: Very short, subterranean tuber; leaves and inflorescence arising basally.Leaf: Long-petiolate, sagittate…