Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia indica Lam.
English name: Spurge, milkweed.
Local name: Sindhi-Khirol, Urdu-Dudhi, Hakshardana, Punjabi-Hazardana.
Description:
An annual herb, height range from15 to 30 cm, erect or semi erects to prostrate.
Leaves and other physical appearance variable according to environmental
conditions. The plant resembles with E. hirta, but leaf margin not as deeply serrate
and overall hairiness less than E. hirta. Cyathia are pinkish to purple.
Flowering Period:
Almost throughout the year.
Habitat:
Mostlyfound in cultivated fieldsand gardensalong irrigation
channels.
Distribution:
A wide spread species, common throughout tropical
counties.
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