Broad Leaves | Weeds in Sri Lanka | Short List

No.	Common name	Botanical name
22	Caesarweed	Urena lobata
23	Purple-leaved button weed	Borreria ocymoides
24	Three-flowered beggar weed	Desmodium triflorum
25	Asthma plant	Euphorbia hirta
26	Devil’s horsewhip	Achyranthes aspera
27	Common tephrosia	Tephrosia purpurea
28	Wandering jew	Commelina benghalensis
29	Dwarf copperleaf	Alternanthera sessilis
30	Red spiderling	Boerhavia diffusa
31	Hurricane weed	Phyllanthus amarus
32	Black pigweed	Trianthema portulacastrum
33	Hairy indigo	Indigofera hirsuta
34	Ceylon slitwort	Leucas zeylanica
35	Giant sensitive tree	Mimosa pigra
36	Indian snakeweed	Stachytarpheta indica
37	Plumed cockscomb	Celosia argentea
38	Indian acalypha	Acalypha indica
39	Coat buttons	Tridax procumbens
40	Ash coloured fleabane	Vernonia cinerea
41	Shameplant	Mimosa pudica
42	Balipoovu	Aerva lanata
43	Tickweed	Cleome viscosa
44	Fireplant	Euphorbia heterophylla
45	Licorice weed	Scoparia dulcis
46	Asiatic pennywort	Celosia asiatica
47	Fishbone fern	Nephrolepis cordifolia
48	Centella weed	Centella asiatica
49	Indian jointvetch	Aeschynomene indica
50	Toothache plant	Spilanthes iabadicensis
51	Holy Basil	Ocimum sanctum
52	Okra weed	Abelmoschus esculentus
53	Rough cocklebur	Xanthium indicum
54	Climbing day flower	Commelina diffusa