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Fernleaf Yarrow, Milfoil or Nosebleed, Woolly Yarrow.... Botanical name:- Achillea filipendulina..... Family:- Asteraceae.... Location- Shimla..... Himachl Pradesh India Achillea filipendulina, the yarrow, fernleaf yarrow, milfoil, or nosebleed, is an Asian species of flowering plant in the sunflower family, native to central and southwestern Asia. It is also naturalized in parts of Europe and North America. Scientific name :  Achillea filipendulina Higher classification :  Yarrows  Rank :  Species Family :  Asteraceae

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Ageratum conyzoides Surat Gujarat India Ageratum conyzoides is native to Tropical America, especially Brazil, and is an invasive weed in many other regions. It is an herb that is 0.5–1 m. high, with ovate leaves 2–6 cm long, and flowers are white to mauve. In Vietnamese, the plant is called cứt lợn due to its growth in dirty areas. Scientific name :  Ageratum conyzoides Family :  Asteraceae Order :  Asterales Kingdom :  Plantae 

  Iris x germanica Location Shimla Himachal Pradesh India The plant also helps to  increase the function of the kidneys, stimulate appetite, increasing the bile flow, treat bronchitis, swelling of the spleen, cold, cancer , and the roots of the plant are applied directly to the affected area for the nasal polyps, tumors, scars, muscles and joints pain.

Garden pink- wood sorrel, Broad leaf Wood sorrel, Fishtail oxalis..... Botanical name:- Oxalis latifolia.... Family:- Oxalidaceae.... Location- Shimla Himachal Pradesh India Oxalis latifolia is a species of flowering plant in the woodsorrel family known by the common names garden pink-sorrel and broadleaf woodsorrel. It is native to Mexico and parts of Central and South America.  Scientific name :  Oxalis latifolia Family :  Oxalidaceae

Ampelocissus ​ latifolia (Roxb.) ​Planch. Family : Vitaceae Common name : kanji nai Habit : Climber Habitat : Scrub jungles Fl. & Fr. : May-August  Uses : Fruits are edible and the roots are used in skin diseases, wound healing etc. By Sweta Mishra

Amorphophallus bulbifer (Roxb.) Blume Family : Araceae Common name : Bana olua Habit : Herb Habitat : Grows wild on Hill slopes Fl. & Fr. : May-July Uses : Corm peels are macerated and used externally to cure skin infections. By Sweta Mishra

👉 Antidesma ghaesembilla Gaertn. Family : Phyllanthaceae Common name : Nuniari Habit : Medium sized tree Habitat : It grows in lowland deciduous or evergreen forests, often also in open, disturbed areas and grassland.  Fl. & Fr. : May - September ▪️Uses : Fruits are edible and also used against constipation. By Sweta Mishra

☘️ Ficus tinctoria G. Frost. Family: Moraceae Habit : Tree Local name: Kharsara Fl. & Fr. : March to June ▪️Medicinal uses: leaf juices is used as a dressing for broken bones. By Sweta Mishra

🌿 Cassia fistula L. Family : Fabaceae Common name : Sunari Habit : Medium-sized tree Habitat : Dry deciduous forest & Open forest and grassland Fl. & Fr. : April to June ✔ Medicinal uses :  The leaves of the tree is used in malaria, rheumatism and ulcers. By Sweta Mishra

Heliotropium indicum L.  Family : Boraginaceae Common name : Hatisundha (Odia) Habit: Herb Habitat: Found on waste lands, roadsides Fl. & Fr. : September to May ▪️Medicinal uses :  Decoction of whole plant is used to treat fever. By Sweta Mishra

Cymbidium aloifolium (L.) Sw. Family: Orchidaceae Common name: Aloe Leaf Cymbidium Habit: Epiphytic herb Habitat : It is found in dry deciduous forests in tree trunk and branches and in mossy rocks also Fl. & Fr.: April to June Medicinal Uses : The root decoction is used for controlling diabetes. By Sweta Mishra

☘️ Cleome rutidosperma DC.  ▪️Family: Cleomaceae ▪️Common name: Fringed Spider Flower ▪️Habit : Herb ▪️Habitat : Occurs in forests and disturbed or abandoned land also in roadsides ▪️Fl. & Fr. : May-November ▪️Uses: The leaves of Cleome rutidosperma are collected from the wild and eaten as a cooked vegetable or added to soup. ✔️ Medicinal uses: Leaf sap is used in earache and leaf extract is used to treat irritated skin. By Sweta Mishra

🌿 Clitoria ternatea L. ▪️Family: Fabaceae ▪️Common name: Aparajita ▪️Habit : Twining herb ▪️Habitat : Disturbed Area / Open Ground ▪️Fl. & Fr. : March-june ▪️Uses: It is widely grows in the warm climatic conditions as an ornamental plant.  👉 Medicinal uses: In combination with ginger juice, the fresh leaves are useful in fever, excessive sweating and also useful in inflammation around the ear. By Sweta Mishra

🍁 Seed dispersal in Calotropis ✔ Seeds of the calotropis plant are easily dispersed by wind because of their light and hairy structure which help them to travel long distances and settle at a suitable place for germination. ✔ Wind dispersal (anemochory) is one of the more primitive means of dispersal found in many other plant species like Bombax ceiba, Ceiba pentrandra, Holoptelea integrifolia etc.  👉 Advantage: The advantage of seed dispersal by wind is that the offspring can be transported a distance from the parent plant which will decrease competition between them.  It is a delight for small children, who like to blow it and watch it float in the air. By Sweta Mishra

  Strobilanthes scaber ▪️Family : Acanthaceae ▪️Local name : Raspatia ▪️Habit : Herb ▪️Fl & Fr. : February to June ▪️Uses : Flowers are eaten as vegetable among Garo communities.  ✔ Medicinal uses : Leaves are used to treat diabetes & jaundice. By  Sweta Mishra