Family: NyctaginaceaeCommon Name: Spreading HogweedSynonyms: Axia cochinchinensis,  Boerhavia adscendens, Boerhavia caespitose, Boerhavia ciliatobracteata, Boerhavia coccinea leiocarpa, Boerhavia coccinea paniculata, Boerhavia friesii, Boerhavia paniculata, Boerhavia repens diffusa, Boerhavia xerophila.Local Name:  Punarnava(पुनर्नवा) Punarnava is a perennial diffuse herb of Western Himalayas with stout root stock and many procumbent branches. It is widely