It is Parthenium histeroporus belongs to the family, Compositae
Yes it is right. Sorry for the wrongly spelled species spelling
Yes correct it is Parthenium hysterophorus L. which is considered as invasive plant. it is resistant to many weedicides too.
Scientific name: Parthenium hysterophorus L.
Common names: : Carrot weed, white top, Congress grass, star weed.
Scientific name: Parthenium hysterophorus L
Common names: Carrot weed, white top, Congress grass, star weed.
Taxonomic position:
Division: Angiosperm
Class: Dicotyledonae
Sub class: Gamopetalae
Serises: Inferae
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Parthenium
Species: hysterophorus L
Distribution: Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, China, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Haiti, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mexico, Mozambique, Nepal, New Caledonia, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Trinidad, the United States of America, Venezuela, Vietnam and West Indies.
India:Parthenium possibly entered India before 1910, but went unrecorded until 1956. Since 1956, the weed has extend like wildfire throughout India. It occupies over 5 million ha of land in the country. Now, mostly everywhere it is common weed species.
Information:
36-60 cm tall, erect,
Leaves: 4-12 cm long, pinnatifid, appressed-hairy
Heads: white, 0.3-0.4 cm across, in terminal, paniculate cymes.
achnes minute
Yes, it is Parthenium hysterphorus L. of family Asteraceae. The native range of this plant is Tropical and Subtropical America.
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