Description:
Asteraceae (aster, daisy, or sunflower family) »
Parthenium hysterophorus par-THEN-ee-um -- old name for several plants, known to treat some feminine problems his-ter-oh-FOR-us -- bearing a womb (uterus) commonly known as: bitterweed, carrot grass, congress grass, false ragweed, feverfew, parthenium-weed, ragweed parthenium, Santa Maria, whitetop, wild carrot weed • Hindi: चटक चांदनी chatak chandani, गाजर घास gajar ghas • Kannada: ಕಾಮ್ಗ್ರೆಸ್ಸು ಗಿಡ kaamgressu gida • Marathi: गाजर गवत gajar gavat Native to: subtropics of North and South America; widely naturalized elsewhere References:
Flowers of India •
ENVIS - FRLHT •
NPGS / GRIN •
PIER. Date: 24 August 2010, 14:38. Source:
Parthenium-weed. Author:
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.