- Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
(Spurge Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : AMLA FAMILY (आँवला फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Euphorbiaceae
- Synonym(s) : Euphorbia pilulifera f. viridis Domin; Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Millsp.
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Euphorbia hirta L.
- Common name : Common Spurge, Asthma herb, Australian asthma herb, Pill-bearing spurge, Snake weed
- Vernacular name :
- Acce gida, Karihal soppu, Taddina gida, Halukudi (Kannada)
- Ammanpacharisi (Tamil)
- Dudhi (Marathi)
- Cheldudhi, Chitakuli, Chitakuteai, Hari Harik, Hari Hari (Oria)
- Dudhi, Bidarie, Reddyvarnanalu (Telugu)
- Kuzhinagappala, Nilappala (Malayalam)
- Habit : Herb
- Habitat : Degraded forests, roadsides, open places and cultivated fields
- Comments / notes : On plains to 1400m. Ubiquitous herb of pasturelands, wastelands and road cuttings.
- Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Throughout Andhra Pradesh
- Karnataka : Bengaluru district, Ballari district, Bidar district, Vijayapura (Bijapur) district, Chikkamagaluru district, Dakshina Kannada district, Davanagare district, Dharwad district, Kodagu (Coorg) district, Tumakuru district
- Kerala : All districts of Kerala
- Maharashtra : Akola district
- Odisha : Common
- Tamil Nadu : Throughout Tamil Nadu
- Native : Tropical America
- Exotic/Native : Exotic
- World Distribution : Pantropical
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
- R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
- H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
- Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
- Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 – Flora of Hassan District
- Saldanha, C.J. (1996). Flora of Karnataka vol. 2. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co, New Delhi
- Gowda, 2004 – Flora of Sringeri
- Seetharam et al., 2000 – Flora of Gulbarga
- Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 – Flora of Coorg District
- Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 – Flora of Udupi District
- Manjunath et al., 2003 – Flora of Davanagere District
- Kamble & Pradhan, 1988. Flora of Akola District, Maharashtra. Botanical Survey of India
- Maheshwari K.J (1963). Flora of Delhi: 312-313
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Euphorbia hirta. Downloaded on 2 July 2024.
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