abrus precatorius...botanical name: pedalium murex family: pedaliacae order: lamiales origin /...

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: