International Journal of Horticulture, 2017, Vol. 7, No. 25, 229-238
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Table 3 Habit and habitats of aquatic and marshland angiosperms of QillaSaifullah Tehsil
S. No. Botanical name
Fl. & Fr.
Habit and Habitat
1
A
lternanthera sessilis
Aug-Nov 1.
Usually perennial species, widespread in waste, especially in damp or wet
places.
2
Arundo donax
June – Dec.
Perennial, with creeping woody rhizomes, occuring in wethabitats.
3
Chenopodium glaucum
Jun – Sept.2.
Annual herb, usually occurs in wetlands.
4
Coronopus didymus
Mar-Jun
Annual or biennial, diffuse or procumbent herb
5
Cynodon dactylon
All the year
Perennial widely creeping by runners and forming tufts;
6
Cyperus rotundus
May-Oct.
Perennial, stoloniferous; stems triquetrous.
7
Echinochloa colona
May -Sept.
Annual, weed of damp places and irrigated fields.
8
Leptochloa panicea
Jul–Oct
A tufted annual weed of cultivated ground; also found in damp weedy places.
9
Mentha longifolia
May-Nov. 3.
An aromatic perennial rhizomatous herb that grows mostly in semi-shady places
on moist soil.
10
Myriophyllum spicatum
May-July.
Submerged perennial. Rhizomeatic herb,occuring in fresh water lakes, rivers and
irrigation channels.
11
Nasturtium officinale
April-July 4.
Perennial, rhizomatous herb, occuring in fresh water streams, ditches, lakes,
swamps, marshes.
12
Paspalum paspaliodes
Apr - Sept
Perennial, affects summer crops, occurs in gardens and along water courses
13
Phalaris minor
Mar. - May
Annual herb found as a weed in cultivated grounds and moist places.
14
Phragmiteskarka
Apr – Nov.5.
Perennial, a tall grass of marshy places,withlong creeping rhizome
15
Phyla nodiflora
All the year 6.
Perennial, prostrate herb, common in wet places.
16
Plantago major
Jul.-Sept.
Annual herb occurs in gardens and along water courses.
17
Polygonum plebejum
All the year
Annual herb, occurring in waste moist places and cultivated grounds
18
Portulaca oleracea
All the year
A common annual succulent weed in cultivated fields and waste, moist places.
19
Potamogeton perfoliatus
Feb - May7.
Perennial herb, with filiform stems, mostlyoccurs in fresh water habitat.
20
Ranunculus muricatus
Mar. - April
Glabrous annual herb,usually grows in marshy places.
21
Ranunculus scleratus
Mar. - April
Annual (or biennial?), stout, erect herb, commonly found in marshes and wet
places.
22
Rumex dentatus
Feb. - April
Annual herb, grows, mostly in moist areas.
23
Salix acmophylla
Feb. - April
Large shrub or small tree, grows in ravines, near irrigation channels
24
Schoenoplectuslitoralis
Jul-Sep 8.
Perennial, rhizomatous; stem trigonous above and terete below; found in fresh
and shallow water in lakes, canals
25
Sonchusmaritimus
Apr – Nov.
Perennial, a tall grass of marshy places, with long creeping rhizome
26
Suaedafruticosa
All the year
Perennial, prostrate herb, common in wet places.
27
Symphyotrichumsquamat
um
(Spreng.) G.L.Nesom
Jul.-Sept.
A spindly, erect herb to 1.5 metres tall.
Occurs in damp soils in disturbed areas.
28
Typha domingensis
Jun. – Sept
Aquatic or marshy, erect perennial monoecious herb, with creeping rhizome.
29
Typha latifolia
Jun. – Sept
Perennial, more slender and shorter than the previous species, occurs in Aquatic
or marshy areas.
30
Typha laxmannii
Jun. – Sept
An erect thick-stemmed perennial herb withrhizomes.
