Parthenium hysterophorus

Parthenium hysterophorus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Parthenium
Species:
P. hysterophorus
Binomial name
Parthenium hysterophorus

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[6] or gajar ghas or dhanura.[7] It is a common invasive species[8] in India,[9] Australia, and parts of Africa.[5]

Pollen grains of Parthenium hysterophorus
  1. ^ a b "Parthenium hysterophorus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  2. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  3. ^ NRCS. "Parthenium hysterophorus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Parthenium hysterophorus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  5. ^ a b McConnachie AJ, Strathie LW, et al. Current and potential geographical distribution of the invasive plant Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae) in eastern and southern Africa. Weed Research. 2011 51(1) From http://www.farmersweekly.co.za Archived 2015-11-01 at the Wayback Machine 27 December 2013
  6. ^ https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/health/parthenium-bad-for-soil-and-health-9320794/
  7. ^ Oudhia, P., Tripathi, R. S., Choubey, N. K., & Lal, B. (2000). Parthenium hysterophorus: a curse for the bio-diversity of Chhattisgarh plains of MP. Crop Research (Hisar), 19(2), 221-224.
  8. ^ "Parthenium hysterophorus (herb)". Global Invasive Species Database. Invasive Species Specialist Group. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  9. ^ Oudhia, P. (2000). Parthenium hysterophorus: a new weed in upland rice fields of the Chhattisgarh Plains (India).International Rice Research Notes (IRRN).25.1:34.

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