Delphinium Dasycaulon | Ghat Larkspur

Delphinium Dasycaulon

Family – Ranunculaceae

Common Name – Ghat Larkspur

A very handsome herbaceous plant, with bright blue flowers, in loose racemes.
Flowers in August-September. Rather rare plant; found wild near Junnar,
Purandhar, Sinhagad, Torna and other hills in the Poona district.
Worth growing in the gardens.

Delphinium Ajacis | Larkspur

Classification of Delphinium Ajacis

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Ranunculaceae
Genus:	Consolida
Species:	C. ajacis
Binomial name
Consolida ajacis

Common Name – English:-Larkspur

An annual with much divided alternate leaves and showy racemes of blue flowers. Propagated by seeds. Common in North Temperate regions.

Cyathocline Lyrata

Classification of Cyathocline Lyrata

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Cyathocline Cassini
Type species
Cyathocline lyrata

A slender delicate annual herb. Stems branched; leaves pinnaticfied; flowers, rose-purple, in heads arranged in small rounded corymbose panicles. Flowers November-March; Usually met with on the banks of streams and in moist localities. Worth growing in gardens in moist regions. A native of India.

Cosmos Tenuifolins

Cosmos Tenuifolins

A slender leaved plant with its varieties is a charming annual for the rainy season.

Cosmos Bipinnatus

Classification of Cosmos Bipinnatus

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Cosmos
Species:	C. bipinnatus
Binomial name
Cosmos bipinnatus

An annual, about 60 cm. high, a native of Mexico; bears pretty pink daisy-like flowers. Flowering in the cold season. Propagated by seeds. There are now many fine varieties, early and late, tall and dwarf grown in the gardens.

Coreopsis Tinctoria

Classification of Coreopsis Tinctoria

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Coreopsis
Species:	C. tinctoria
Binomial name
Coreopsis tinctoria

A well known tall handsome annual, a native of America. The flower heads have long yellow rays and a maroon coloured disk. It is a very common plant in the gardens. Flowering in rainy season. Propagated by seeds.

Coreopsis Aristosa

Scientific classification of Coreopsis Aristosa

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Coreopsideae
Genus:	Coreopsis

A dwarf handsome annual, a native of America. Leaves deeply pinnatified ; flower heads have yellow rays. Propagated by seeds.

Chrysanthemum Indicum Linn | Shevanti

Classification of Chrysanthemum Indicum

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Anthemideae
Genus:	Chrysanthemum
Type species
Chrysanthemum indicum L.

A common annual plant of this country; bears profusion of bright, golden-yellow middle-sized flower heads. It is very showy when in full blossoms in Nov-Dec. Propagated by cuttings. There is also a white variety.

Medicinal plant :Cassia Tora

Medicinal plant :Cassia Tora

Family : caesalpiniaceae

Common names:Chakunda , Chagocha , Takla.

Description of Cassia Tora :An annual herb , leaves pinnate with 3 pairs of leaflets, flowers , in pair .

medicinal uses of Cassia Tora :leaves were largely used as a green during famines .

Famine plants List of India with family and common name

List of Indian Famine plants with family and common name

Sr no.	Scientific names(Botanical names)	Common names	Family
1	Abrus Precatorious	Gunja	Papilionaceae
2	Abutilon muticum	Karandi	Malvaceae
3	Acacia Leucophloea	Hivar	Mimosaceae
4	Acalypha Indica	Khokali	Euphorbiaceae
5	Aerua Lanata	Kapuri,madhuri	Amarantaceae
6	Bambusa Bambos	Spiny Bamboo, bans	Gramineae
7	Bambusa Vulgaris	Striped Bomboo	Gramineae
8	Boerhaavia Repanda	Punarnava	Nyctaginaceae
9	Borassus Flabellifer	Tad	Palmaceae
10	Cassia Auriculata	Kanphuti	Sapindaceae
11	Cassia Auriculata	Awal	Caesalpiniaceae
12	Cassia Occidentalis	Kasundari	Caesalpiniaceae
13	Cassia Sophera	Rantakla	Caesalpiniaceae
14	Cassia Tora	Chakunda	Caesalpiniaceae
15	Commenlina Nudiflora	Gandogli, Kena	Commelinaceae
16	Crinum Deflexum	Nag-devana	Amaryllidaceae
17	Euphorbia hirta	Dudhi, Govardhan	Euphorbiaceae
18	Ficus Bengalensis	Vad	Urticaceae
19	Ficus Religiosa	Pimpal	Urticaceae
20	Ipomea Reniformis	Undirkani	Convolvvulaceae
21	Ipomea Sepiaria	Amti-vel	Convolvvulaceae
22	Madhuca Indica	Mahua	Sapotaceae
23	Madhuka Longifolia	Mahuda	Sapotaceae
24	Marsdenia Volubilis	Dodhi, Dudhika	Ascelepiadaceae
25	Melia Azadirachta	Nim , Nimba	Meliaceae
26	Morinda Citrifolia	Bartondi	Rubiaceae
27	Santalum Album	Chandan, Gandha	Santalaceae
28	Solanum Nigrum	Makoi	Solanaceae
29.	Tamarindus Indica	Imli , Amli	Caesalpiniaceae