Common Plants Scientific name and Uses by AGRI Grovestudies

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Foxtail Millet

Foxtail millet, scientific name Setaria italica, is an annual grass grown for human food. It is the second-most widely planted species of millet, and the most grown millet species in Asia. 

Scientific name: Setaria italica

Rank: Species

Higher classification: Setaria

Family: Poaceae

Kingdom: Plantae

Order: Poales

Species: S. italica

Wild Rice

Wild rice, also called Canada rice, Indian rice, or water oats, is any of four species of grasses that form the genus Zizania, and the grain that can be harvested from them.

Scientific name: Zizania

Family: Poaceae

Kingdom: Plantae

Order: Poales

Subfamily: Oryzoideae

Tribe: Oryzeae




Johnson Grass 

Johnson grass or Johnsongrass, Sorghum halepense, is a plant in the grass family, Poaceae, native to Asia and northern Africa. The plant has been introduced to all continents except Antarctica, and most larger islands and archipelagos. It reproduces by rhizomes and seeds.

Scientific name: Sorghum halepense

Family: Poaceae

Order: Poales

Congress Grass 

Parthenium hysterophorus is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the American tropics. Common names include Santa-Maria, Santa Maria feverfew, whitetop weed, and famine weed. In India, it is locally known as carrot grass, congress grass or Gajar Ghas. 

Scientific name: Parthenium hysterophorus

Family: Asteraceae

Higher classification: Parthenium

Order: Asterales

Kingdom: Plantae

Chirchita

Achyranthes aspera is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It is distributed throughout the tropical world. It can be found in many places growing as an introduced species and a common weed. It is an invasive species in some areas, including many Pacific Islands environments. 

Scientific name: Achyranthes aspera

Higher classification: Achyranthes

Rank: Species

Family: Amaranthaceae

Kingdom: Plantae

Order: Caryophyllales

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