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Parthenium hysterophorus
Species of flowering plant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Parthenium hysterophorus is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the American tropics.[1] Common names include Santa-Maria,[2] Santa Maria feverfew,[3] whitetop weed,[4] and famine weed.[5] In India, it is locally known as carrot grass, congress grass or gajar ghas or dhanura.[6] It is a common invasive species[7] in India,[8] Australia, and parts of Africa.[5]
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Parthenium |
Species: | P. hysterophorus |
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Parthenium hysterophorus | |
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