Skip to content
Himalayan Wild Food Plants

Himalayan Wild Food Plants

  • Home
  • About author
  • About Western Himalayas
  • Botanical name
  • Common name
  • Recently added
  • Recent Activities
  • Contact us

Uncategorized

  • Home
  • Uncategorized
  • Page 22
Ficus racemosa L.- Umre (ऊमरे)
stara1982 May 27, 2019 Uncategorized
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
Read More
Sonchus asper (L.) Hill – Bhursalae (भूरसाले)
stara1982 May 9, 2019 Uncategorized
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,
Read More
Cirsium arvense (L .) Scop.- Chiuli (च्युली)
stara1982 May 7, 2019 Uncategorized
Family: Asteraceae/Composite Common Names:   Creeping Thistle, Canada thistle. field thistle. Synonyms: Carduus arvensis, Carduus arvensis, Cirsium incanum,  Cirsium setosum,Serratula arvensis.  Local Name:  Chiuli (च्युली). Chiuli is a rhizomatous very fast-growing perennial plant that is in bloom from March to August.  It grows in a variety of habitats like open
Read More
Zanthoxylum armatum DC. – Tirmire (तिरमीरे), Tomer,Tirmiru
stara1982 May 2, 2019 Uncategorized
Family: Rutaceae. Synonyms: Zanthoxylun alatum planispinum, Zanthoxylum alatum subtrifoliatum. Common Name: Winged prickly ash. Local Name: Tirmire (तिरमीरे),Tomer,Tirmiru Tirmire plant is a spiny perennial. It is deciduous or evergreen, aromatic, shrub or small tree. Plant grows  well in open slopes, pasture, rock ledges, rain forests, woodland garden, sunny edge and
Read More
Oxalis corniculata L.- Malori (मलोरी), Khhati-Meethi, Khat- malori.
stara1982 April 29, 2019 Uncategorized
Family: Oxalidaceae Synonym: Oxalis repens Thunb, Oxalis pusilla Salish, Oxalis villosa Bieb, Oxalis foliosa Blatt. Common Name:Creeping woodsorrel,Procumbent yellow sorrel.Sleeping beauty. Local Name: Malori (मलोरी) Khhati-Meethi, Khat- malori. Malori is a very easily grown hairy, annual plant with trailing stem and trifoliate leaves. Plant prefers well-drained moist or dry open
Read More
Asparagus adscendens (Roxb.) Kunth -Sansarpali (सनसरपाली),
stara1982 April 27, 2019 Uncategorized
Family: Asparagaeae Synonyms: Asparagopsis adscendens, Protasparagus adscendens.Common Name: Shatawari,Safed musli. Local Name: Sansarpali (सनसरपाली), Sansarbuti.  Sansarpali is an evergreen perennial shrub, which remain green throughout the year. Plant generally prefers well-drained moist soil and can grow in semi-shade also. Sansarpali is usually found throughout India and naturally occurs in forests
Read More
Lathyrus aphaca L.- Sudu(सुडू), Matar- phali
stara1982 April 25, 2019 Uncategorized
Family: FabaceaeSynonyms: Orobus aphaca. Common name: Yellow vetching, Wild Pea, Yellow flower Pea Local Name: Sudu (सुडू), Matar- phali Sudu is a trailing or scrambling annual herb, which grows best in semi- moist habitat like arable land. waysides, roadsides, hill margins, gardens and slopes. It is mostly found in cultivated
Read More
Vicia hirsuta (L.) Gray—Chhoti Roadi (छोटी रोड़ी), Chhoti Kaer.
stara1982 April 24, 2019 Uncategorized
Family: Fabaceae Synonyms: Cracca hirsuta, C. minor, Endiusa hirsuta, Ervilia hirsuta, Ervilia vulgaris, Ervum filiforme, Ervum hirsutum, Ervum sardoum, Ervum terronii, Vicia coreana, V. meyeri, V. mitchellii, V. parviflora, V. taquetii, V. terronii, and Vicioides hirsuta  Common Names: Tiny vetch, hairy vetch, hairy tare Local Name: Chhoti Roadi(छोटी रोड़ी), Chhoti Kaer. Chhoti Roadi is an annual, herbaceous trailing or climbing vine with branching stems. Its leaves
Read More
Woodfordia fruticosa (L.) Kurz- Dhave (धावे)
stara1982 April 23, 2019 Uncategorized
Family: LythraceaeSynonyms: Woodfordia tomentosa (Roxb.) Bedd. Acistoma coccineum Zipp. ex Span. Grislea punctata Buch.-Ham. ex Sm. Common Name:  Fire-Flame bush Local Name:   Dhave (धावे), Dhoth        Dhave is an evergreen shrub growing on open, sunny habitats like landslips, disturbed soils, agricultural land, waste land and degraded place. Plant is very common up to an altitude of 1800
Read More
Euphorbia hirta L- Dudhi(दूधी), Sheiru
stara1982 April 12, 2019 Uncategorized
Family:           Euphorbiaceae  Synonym:     Euphorbia.pilulifera Common name: Asthma weed, Tawa-Tawa Local name: Dudhi(दूधी), Sheiru Dudhi is a annual hairy herb of Western Himalayas. It is widely growing herb of  mid -hill region and occur in open grasslands, roadsides and pathways of warmer parts of Western Himalayas.  up to an altitudinal
Read More
Page 22 of 26« First‹ Previous2021222324Next ›Last »

Subscribe Us

Some Glimpses during Inauguration of Website

1pic
1pic
11
11
2_pic
2_pic
111
111
2pic
2pic
previous arrow
next arrow

Contact Us

  • Dr. Tara Sen
    Asstt. Professor in Botany
    Govt. P.G College Mandi
    Himachal Pradesh – 175001
  • E-mail : stara1982@gmail.com
  • Phone : +7018127900
  • Mobile : +9857879790

Our Location

WordPress Theme : Fotography
↑