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Xanthium strumarium L.

[ Family : Asteraceae ]
[ Synonyms : Xanthium affine Greene ; Xanthium americanum Walter ; Xanthium indicum J.Koenig ex Roxb.; Xanthium
 indicum Roxb.; Xanthium roxburghii Wallr.; Xanthium strumarium L.; Xanthium speciosum Kearney ]
[ Common name (Local) : Okra, Bichaphal ; Bhede kurro, Dagne kurro, Ghangharaa (Nep.) ]
Name in other Languages :
  • Bengali : Okra, Bon okra, Bichaphal, Hagora | Sanskrit : Arista, Sarpakshi | Hindi : Bon okra, Chhota dhatura, Chhota gokhru, Gokhru | Tribal : Bheri jat, Jarjatia | English : Burweed, Clotbur, Common cocklebur, Rough cocklebur | Other Languages : Marul-umattai, Ottarachedi (Tam.) ; Marula matangi (Tel.) ; Aagora (Assam.)
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Habit : Annual herb
Habitat & Ecology : Wet lands, moist places, irrigation channels,
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Flowering & Fruiting : April-- February
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