Family: Commelinaceae Synonym: Commelina paludosa, Commelina polygama. Commelina vulgaris, Commelina coreana.      Common Name: Day Flower, Asiatic dayflower, Local Name: Chura (छुरा)                 Chura is an erect or decumbent herb, may be annual or perennial depending upon habitat where it grows. Plant is annual if dry spell extends for long duration

Family:  AmaranthaceaeSynonyms:  Acistoma coccineum, Grislea punctate, Amaranthus caracasanus,Amaranthus diacanthus,Galliaria spinosa,Galliaria spitosa.Common Name:  Spiny Amaranth, Spiny Pigweed, Prickly Amaranth or Thorny Amaranth,Local Name: Kanta Chulayee (कांटा चौलाई), Badi chareli Kanta chulayee is an erect, profusely branched annual herb of Western Himalayas. People harvest it from wild habitat for their local use as a

Family; Euphorbiaceae   Common name; Wild poinsettia Synonym: Euphorbia geniculate, Poinsettia heterophylla Local name: Khabad dudhia ( खाबड़ दूधिया ) Khabad dudhia is a sparsely-branched, annual weed with copius latex. Plant is found upto an altitude of  1000 meter. Sometimes plant is also grown as an ornamental plant in different

Family: Amaranthaceae Synonyms: Celosia japonica, Celosia stricta, Celosia plumose. Common Name: Silver Cockscomb, White Cockscomb, Flamingo Feathers, Wheat Celosia. Local Name: Choti phool (चोटी फूल), Bithu. Choti phool is a annual herb. It is seen growing growing in arable lands, as a weed of cultivation, in harvested fields and wastelands up to

Family: CaryophyllaceaeSynonyms:  Conosilene conica, Cucubalus conoideus, Conosilene  conoldea Common name:  Bladder Campion, Maidens tears. weed silene, large sand catchflyLocal Name: Takli (तकली), Dhudu Chana, Jangli Chana. Takli is annual herbaceous plant of Western Himalaya known for its attractive pink flowers. Itis commonly seen growing along roadside, grassy slopes and cultivated

Family: – Polygonaceae Synonym: – Rumex hamatus, Rumex ramulosus, Rumex tuberosus, Rumex esquirolii. Common name: Nepal Dock. Local Name: Jalbhangru (जलभांगरु), Malora, Ubad Palak, Gandaora Jalbhangru is a perennial herb producing erect, branched stems from a large root stock. Jalbhangru commonly occur in grassland, bushland, rain-forest, forest edges, riverside, nallahs, water channel,

Family:  MoringaceaeSynonyms:  Guilandina moringa. Hyperanthera moringa. Moringa moringa. Moringa pterygospe Common name: Horseradish Tree, Drumstick tree, Moringa. Local name: Soonani (सूननी) Soonani is a fast growing, drought resistant tree in tropical areas of Western Himalayas. It has a open crown of drooping branches and tripinnate leaves. Soonani grows wild in

Family:  Apiaceae Synonym: Centella coriacea, Hydrocotyle asiatica. Common Name: Gotu Kola, Mandukaparni, Manduk Parani, Mandukig, Marsh Penny ,Indian Pennywort Local Name: Brahmi (ब्राह्मी), Katorni, Ghodsumbi,Surpmukhi. Brahmi is perennial. small, evergreen trailing herb. Although plant is an evergreen perennial, but it can be killed off in extreme cold winters. So, in

Family:  Moraceae  Synonym: Ficus glomerata, Covellia glomerata.Common name: Cluster fig tree, Indian fig tree or goolar (gular) fig. Local name: Umre ( ऊमरे). Umre plant is an evergreen or deciduous tree.  It is large in size, trunk deeply buttressed and often with an irregular canopy. Umre is commonly seen in open, deciduous forest, moist

Family: Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster) Synonym: Sonchus oleraceus, Sonchus ferox. Common Names: Blue sow-thistle, prickly sow thistle, rough sow thistle, spiny sow thistle, spiny-leaved sow thistle. Local Name: Bhursalae (भूरसाले). Bhursalae is a herbaceous annual or occasionally biennial, disseminated by wind-dispersed seed. It is quite common in cultivated lands and field margins,