Parthenium hysterophorus L. - Santa Maria feverfew
Parthenium hysterophorus L. - Santa Maria feverfew
Parthenium hysterophorus L. - Santa Maria feverfew
MH127 : Parthenium hysterophorus L.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 267 |
| Synonym | : | Parthenium lobatum Buckley.;
Argyrochaeta bipinnatifida Cav.; Argyrochaeta parviflora Cav.;
Echetrosis pentasperma Phil.;
Parthenium glomeratum Rollins;
Parthenium pinnatifidum Stokes; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Gajar Gawat, Carrot Grass, Congress grass, Wild carrot weed, gajar ghas, Chatak Chandani |
| Plant Family | : | Asteraceae / Compositae |
| Description | : | Carrot Grass is native to the subtropics of North and South America. It is a fast-maturing annual (or, under certain conditions, a short-lived perennial) with a deep tap root and an erect stem that becomes woody with age. It may eventually reach a height of 2 m. Its leaves are pale green, branched and covered with soft fine hairs. The small white flowers (4 mm across) have five distinct corners and grow on the stem tips. Each flower produces 4-5 black wedgeshaped seeds that are 2 mm long with thin white scales. It is considered a highly invasive weed. Its large and persistent soil seedbank, fast germination rate and ability to undergo dormancy make it well adapted to semi-arid environments. It also releases chemicals that inhibit the germination and growth of pasture grasses and other plants. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Isolated plants occur in the inhabited area of Chikhaldara, Dhakna, Harisal, Chourakund etc. |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: Parthenin ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | - |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Carrot%20Grass.html
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| Reference | : | ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
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| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Asteridae |
| Order | : Asterales |
| Family | : Asteraceae / Compositae - Aster family |
| Genus | : Parthenium L. - feverfew |
| Species | : Parthenium hysterophorus L. - Santa Maria feverfew |