Abrus precatorius...Botanical name: Pedalium murex Family: Pedaliacae Order: Lamiales Origin /...
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Abrus precatorius
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Common Name: Crab's eye, rosary pea, precatory peaBotanical name: Abrus precatorius
FabaceaeFamily: FabalesOrder:
India, IndonesiaOrigin / Native: RattiHindi:KundumaniTamil:
Gunja Sanskrit: PerennialType:
Abutilon indicum
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Common Name: Indian Mallow, Indian abutilonBotanical name: Abutilon indicum
MalvaceaeFamily: MalvalesOrder:
IndiaOrigin / Native: KanghiHindi:ThuthiTamil:
Ornamental Medicinal plant Type: Traditional Siddha medicineUsed in:
Ageratum conyzoides
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Common Name: Chick weed, GoatweedBotanical name: Ageratum conyzoides
AsteraceaeFamily: AsteralesOrder:
Tropical America, BrazilOrigin / Native: Jul to SepFlowering Season:
Up to 3.5 feet tallHeight: Tiny, Blue purple color, clusteredFlowers:
Annual herbType:
Aerva javanica
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Common Name: Kapok Bush, desert cottonBotanical name: Aerva javanica
AmaranthaceaeFamily: CaryophyllalesOrder:
Africa, Asia, MadagascarOrigin / Native: PerumpoolaiTamil:Buyi flowerHindi: AervaGenus:
Acalypha indica
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Common Name: Indian nettle, Indian acalypha, three-seeded mercuryBotanical name: Acalypha indica
EuphorbiaceaeFamily: MalpighialesOrder:
India, Sri Lanka, South Africa, PakistanOrigin / Native: Tamil Siddha & Ayurveda medicineUses/ Roles:
kuppaimeniTamil: Khokli Hindi:
Annual shrub, common herbType / Life cycle: Up to 75 cm [ 2.5 feet]Height:
Acanthospermum hispidum
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Common Name: Starbur, Goat’s head, Hispid starburr, Bristly starburBotanical name: Acanthospermum hispidum
AsteraceaeFamily: AsteralesOrder:
America, Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, ThailandOrigin / Native: Kanthi mul, Kombumul, Mullu chediTamil:
Medical industryUsed in: AnnualType:
Digera muricata
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Common Name: False Amaranth, Achyranthes muricataBotanical name: Digera muricata
AmaranthaceaeFamily: CaryophyllalesOrder:
Africa, Asia, IndiaOrigin / Native: Lesua, LatmahuriaHindi:Toya Keeri, kaatu KeeraiTamil: up to 70 cm [2 feet 3 inches] Height:
Annual herbType: Aug to SepFlowering Month / season:
African Bonebract
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Common Name: African BonebractBotanical name: Sclerocarpus africanus
AsteraceaeFamily: AsteralesOrder:
Africa, India, America, AsiaOrigin / Native: SclerocarpusGenus:
AnnualType: Tiny, Yellow color, 7 thoothed petalsFlowers:
Alfalfa
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Common Name: Alfalfa, lucerne, buffal herbBotanical name: Medicago sativa
FabaceaeFamily: FabalesOrder:
Persia, south central AsiaOrigin / Native: lusan ghasHindi:kuthirai masalTamil:
Small, purple with white mixed, ClusteredFlowers: PerennialType:
Algaroba
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Common Name: Algaroba, mesquiteBotanical name: Prosopis humilis
FabaceaeFamily: FabalesOrder:
Argentina, America, West indiesOrigin / Native: ProsopisGenus:
Vilayati shamiHindi: Green and Yellow color Fruits:
Long, Clustered tiny bulbs, yellow blossomFlowers:
Aloe arborescens
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Common Name: Aloe vera, krantz aloe, candelabra aloeBotanical name: Aloe arborescens
XanthorrhoeaceaeFamily: AsparagalesOrder:
Zimbabwe, South AfricaOrigin / Native: Gwarpatha plant, ghikanvarHindi:Sotru katrazhaiTamil: 6.5-9 feet Height:
Succulent perennial plantType:
Alternanthera philoxeroides
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Common Name: Alligator weedBotanical name: Alternanthera philoxeroides
AmaranthaceaeFamily: CaryophyllalesOrder:
AmericaOrigin / Native: Fields, GrasslandsFound in:Tiny, white, oval green leaves, SpreadingFlowers:
Alternanthera Genus: Perennial aquatic plantType:
Barbary fig
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Common Name: Barbary fig, Indian fig opuntia, Opuntia ficus indica flowerBotanical name: Opuntia ficus indica
CactaceaeFamily: CaryophyllalesOrder:
MexicoOrigin / Native: Up to 15 feetHeight:
Chapathi kalliTamil: Large, Yellow, Showy, Fruits are red, Edible Flowers:
Perennial, cactus, crop plantType:
Bara gokhru
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Common Name: Large CaltropsBotanical name: Pedalium murex
PedaliacaeFamily: LamialesOrder:
India, Africa, Sri LankaOrigin / Native: Bara gokhru, Bada gokhruHindi:Yanai nerunji, Anai nerunji, yanai nerunci, Yanai nerunjilTamil:
Annual herbLife Cycle: Traditional medicinal PlantType:
Argyreia hookeri
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Common Name: Morning Glory, Hooker's Woodrose, hawaiian baby woodroseBotanical name: Argyreia hookeri
ConvolvulaceaeFamily: SolanalesOrder:
Africa, India, HawaiiOrigin / Native: ArgyreiaGenus:
kakkattan flowerTamil: kaladana flower Hindi: PerennialType:
Amaranthus viridis
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Common Name: Slender Amaranth, Green AmaranthBotanical name: Amaranthus viridis
AmaranthaceaeFamily: CaryophyllalesOrder:
AsiaOrigin / Native: Annual Type:kuppai keeraiTamil:
Tanduliya Sanskrit: AmaranthusGenus:
Jul to September Flowering season:
Barleria prionitis
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Common Name: Porcupine flower, BarleriaBotanical name: Barleria prionitis
AcanthaceaeFamily: LamialesOrder:
India, Sri LankaOrigin / Native: VajradantiHindi:Sulli Malar, Mancat cemmulli, cem-mulliTamil:
Sidda, ayurvedic & Herbal Medicine medicineUsed in: Prickly shrubType:
Yellow, orange, blue, purple, white, beigeFlowering Colors:
Barnyard grass
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Common Name: Barnyard grass, barnyard millets, common barnyard grass, Cockspur grassBotanical name: Echinochloa
PoaceaeFamily: PoalesOrder:
Europe, AsiaOrigin / Native: June-OctFlowering Season:
Up to 5 feet tallHeight: Summer annual grassType:
Bidens pilosa
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Common Name: Spanish needle, cobbler's pegs, farmer's friend, burr marigoldBotanical name: Bidens pilosa
AsteraceaeFamily: AsteralesOrder:
AmericaOrigin / Native: Grasslands, SavannasFound In:Small, white with yellow centric, appears in end of stemFlowers:
Up to 1.5 m high Height: Annual herbType:
Bermuda grass
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Common Name: Bermuda grass, scutch grass, Indian doabBotanical name: Cynodon dactylon
PoaceaeFamily: PoalesOrder:
Asia, Europe, Australia, AfricaOrigin / Native: Parks, fields, lawnsGrows in:
ArugampulTamil: Full Sun Light Requirement:
PerennialType:
Boerhavia
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Common Name: Punarnava, tarvine, Hogweeds, spiderlings, BoerhaviaBotanical name: Boerhavia diffusa
NyctaginaceaeFamily: CaryophyllalesOrder:
Asia, India, Africa, Mexico, United StatesOrigin / Native: SnathikariHindi:Mukaratee Kirei, MukurattaiTamil:
Medicinal Industry & herbal medicine Used in: Annual or perennialType:
Tiny, Pink, Clustered, Branched, Height up to 20 inches tall, Found in parks, LawnsFlowers:
Blainvillea acmella
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Common Name: Para Cress, Para Cress FlowerBotanical name: Blainvillea acmella
AsteraceaeFamily: AsteralesOrder:
Africa, South America, Asia, AustraliaOrigin / Native: Up to 36 inchesHeight:
Tiny, White, Clustered, Covered with green bractsFlowers: Bristly hairy, Green foliageStems, leaf Type:
Annual HerbType:
Blue Snakeweed
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Common Name: Blue Snakeweed, false verbenaBotanical name: Stachytarpheta cayennensis
VerbenaceaeFamily: LamialesOrder:
Mexico, AmericaOrigin / Native: Tiny, Upright clustered, Purple color with white throat, Dark green foliageFlowers:
Wild savannas, Parks, Field bordersFound In: Up to 3 feet tall Height:
Perennial herbType: ButterfliesAttracts:
Bindweed
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Common Name: Bindweed, Morning gloryBotanical name: Convolvulus arvensis
ConvolvulaceaeFamily: SolanalesOrder:
Asia, EuropeOrigin / Native: Forest borders, HedgesFound In:
Bhoomi Chakra PoonduTamil: Large, white with purple throat, funnel-shaped, Climbing vine, Green foliage with hairy stem Flowers:
PerennialType: Climbing up to 15 feetHeight:
Butterfly pea
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Common Name: Butterfly pea, Clitoria ternatea vineBotanical name: Clitoria ternatea
FabaceaeFamily: FabalesOrder:
AsiaOrigin / Native: Small, pea shaped, blue white shade with yellow throat, vine or creeperFlowers:
Up to 10Seeds Per Pod: Traditional Ayurvedic medicine Used in:
Perennial ornamental plantType: Kannikkodi, sangu Kannikkodi, karuvilam AparajitaTamil: Hindi:
Buffel grass
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Common Name: Buffel grass, foxtail buffalo grass, blue buffalo grassBotanical name: Cenchrus ciliaris
PoaceaeFamily: PoalesOrder:
Asia, Africa, IranOrigin / Native: Up to 4 feet tall Height:
Perennial summer grassType:
Boerhavia erecta
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Common Name: Erect boerhavia, erect spiderlingBotanical name: Boerhavia erecta
NyctaginaceaeFamily: CaryophyllalesOrder:
Mexico, India, America, AfricaOrigin / Native: Up to 28 inches Height:
Tiny, White, Clustered, Green foliage, flower bulbs are pink colorFlowers: White, Pink, Magenta Flowering Colors:
Perennial herbType: