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Table 2 Aquatic and marshland plants of Qilla Saifullah Tehsil, Balochistan, Pakistan
S. N0. Botanical name Family Vern. name English name Occurrence
1 A lternanthera sessilis Amaranthaceae Kanchari Sessile joyweed, Not common
2 Arundo donax Poaceae Nal,Narri Gaint reed Common
3 Chenopodium glaucum Chenopodiaceae Oak-leaf Common
4 Coronopus didymus Brassicaceae Janglihaloon, sarghondai Swine cress Not common
5 Cynodon dactylon Poaceae Khabalgha Barmuda grass Common
6 Cyperus rotundus Cyperaceae Deela,surmagha Nut sedge Common
7 Echinochloa colona Poaceae Swank, dhiddan Jungle rice Not common
8 Leptochloa panicea Poaceae Mucronate,
sprangletop
Common
9 Mentha longifolia Lamiaceae Janglipodina, shinshobai Horse mint Common
10 Myriophyllum spicatum Haloragidaceae Water milfoil Common
11 Nasturtium officinale Brassicaceae Water cress Not common
12 Paspalum paspaliodes Poaceae Narughas, Khar-chaman Common
13 Phalaris minor Poaceae Dumbi-siti,bajri-washa Bird’s seed grass Common
14 Phragmiteskarka Poaceae Common reed Common
15 Phyla nodiflora Verbenaceae Bukan Frogfruit, cape Not common
16 Plantago major Plantaginaceae Nipple grass, great
plantain
Common
17 Polygonum plebejum Polygonaceae Small knotweed Not common
18 Portulaca oleracea Portulacaceae Kulfa, Lunak Purslane Common
19 Potamogeton perfoliatus Potamogetonace
ae
Pondweed Not common
20 Ranunculus muricatus Ranunculaceae Ghundai Butter-cup Not common
21 Ranunculus scleratus Ranunculaceae Blister buttercup Not common
22 Rumex dentatus Polygonaceae Janglipalak, parpanry Toothed dock Not common
23 Salix acmophylla Salicaceae Common middle
Eastwillow
Common
24 Schoenoplectuslitoralis Cyperaceae Common
25 Sonchus maritimus Asteraceae Not common
26 Suaedafruticosa Chenopodiacea e Ushoon, zumai, lani, lana Seablite Common
27 Symphyotrichumsquamatu
m (Spreng.) G.L.Nesom
Asteraceae Bushy starwort Not common
28 Typha domingensis Typhaceae Kundar, Lukha Narrow leaved
cattail
Common
29 Typha latifolia Typhaceae Kundar, Lukha Southern cat-tail Common
30 Typha laxmannii Typhaceae Kundar, Lukha Southern cat-tail Common
Alternanthera sessilis (Linn.) DC., Annual or usually perennial herb. A common species, very widepsread in the
tropics and subtroprics of both Old and New Worlds in waste and cultivated ground, especially in damp or wet
conditions.
Arundo donax L. (Poaceae)is an aquatic plant which develops in wet places such as ditches, watercourses, and
riverbanks, growing tremendously in well drained soils where abundant dampness and sunlight is present (ISSG,
2011). It is distributed in tropical and temperate areas of the world including Pakistan (Cope, 1982). Arundo
donax is also found in QillaSaifullah Tehsil (Figure 3).
Chenopodium glaucum L. (Chenopodiaceae)occurs in gardens, roadsides, lake shores.Usually found inmarshland,
but rarely in non-wetlands. It is cosmopolitan, mostly found in subtropical and temperate regions (Freitag et al.,
2011).Also occurs in Pakistan including our research area i.e. QillaSaifullah Tehsil (Figure 4).