Table 6

  Table - 6 : Weeds of Raipur and Durg region .
S.No. Scientific Name Local Name Distribution Remarks
Cropland Wasteland
Up Mid Low
1 Abutilon indicum Kanghi  +  + + M,m
2 Acanthospermum hispidum Kanta  + M
3. Achyranthes aspera Latkana + M,m
4. Aeschynomene americana Soli + M
5. Ageratum conyzoides Gandhila + +   + M
6. Amaranthus spinosus Jangli Chaulai
7. Ammania  auriculata -- + + + M
8 Anagalis arvensis Krishnaneel + + M,m
9. Argemone mexicana Satyanashi + M,m
10. Blumea lacera Kukurmutta + + M,m
11. Borreria hispida --- + + M
12. Cassia tora Charota + M,m
13. Celosia argentea Siliari + + + M,m
14. Caesulia axillaris Belonda+ + + + + M,m
15. Calotropois gigantea Fudhar   + M,m
16. Cenchrus ciliaris - + + + M
17. Chenopodium album Bathua + + + M,m
18. Cichorium intybus - + + M
19. Cleome viscosa Hurhur + + M,m
20. Cirsium arvense - + M
21. Convolvulus arvensis - + + M
22. Corchorus sp. - + + M
23. Croton sparsiflorus --- + M
24. Crotolaria ninna - + M
25. Cuscuta reflexa - + + + M,m
26. Cynodon dactylon Doobi + + + M,m
27. Cyperus sp. Nagar motha + + + + M
28. Cucumis trigonus Kolhi-kekadi + + M,m
29. Dactyloctanium aegypticum -- + + + M
30. Datura stramonium Dhatura + M,m
31. Digitaria ciliaris --- + + M
32. Echinocloa sp. Sawan + + + M,m
33. Echinops sp. -- + + M
34. Eclipta alba Bhengra + + + + M,m
35. Eichhornia crassipes Jalkumbhi +
36. Eleusine indica --- + + M
37. Ergrostis pilosa Chiwraphool + + + M
38. Euphorbia sp. Duddhi + + + M,m
39. Fimbristylis sp. Chuhaka + + + + M
40. Gomphrena decumbens --- + M
41. Heliotropium ellipticum --- + M,m
42. Ipomoea sp. -- + + + + M
43. Ischaemum rugosa Badore + + + M
44. Jatropha sp. ---   + M
45. Kyllinga brevifolius Bandarphool + + + M
46. Legasea mollis --- + M
47. Launea fallox + M
48. Leucas aspera Gumma + M,m
49. Lantana camara Goti-phool + M
50. Ludwigia sp. --- + M
51. Leonotis nepteafolia --- + M
52. Marsilea minuta --- + + + M
53. Martynea sp. Baghnakha + M,m
54. Melilotus sp. Dhekna + + + M,m
55. Mimosa pudica Chui-mui + M,m
56. Mucuna pruriens Kewatch + M,m
57. Mikania scandens --- + M
58. Ocimum basilicum Van-Tulsi + M,m
59. Oryza sativa var, fatua --- + + + M
60. Oxalis latifolia -- + M,m
61. Panicum repens --- + + M
62. Paspalidium punctatum --- + + M
63. Parthenium hysterophorus Gajar gha + M
64. Pennisetum clandestinum -- + + + M
65. Phyllanthus sp. Bhuin awla + + M,m
66. Physalis minima Chirpoti + + M,m
67. Phaseolus trilobus Mungesa + M,m
68. Saccharum spontaneum Kasi + M,m
69. Scopria dulcis Mitha patti + M,m
70. Sida cordata Bariyari + + M,m
71. Solanum nigrum Kakmachi + + M,m
72. Solanum xanthocarpum Bhatkatya + M
73. Sonchus asper ---   + M
74. Sonchus arvensis --- + M
75. Setaria glauaca --- + + + M
76. Sphenolea zeylanica --- + + M
77. Sporobolus diander --- + M
78. Sphaeranthus indicus Gorakh mundi + + M,m
79. Tribulus terrestris Gokhru + + M,m
80 Tridax procumbens --- + M,m
81. Typha sp. --- + M
82. Tephrosia purpurea --- + M,m
83. Vernonia sp. --- + M
84. Vicia hirsuta --- + + + M,m
85. Vicoa vestata --- + M
86 Xanthium strumarium Kuthua + M,m
87. Zizyphus mauritiana Vanboir + M,m
Note : + -> Indicates occurrence of weed species
M-> Weeds having medicinal potential
m-> Medicinal weeds that are in use.