Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Chromolaena odorata f. squarrosa S.Garg
Habit : Diffuse shrub
Habitat : Cultivated land
Comments / notes : Sometime can be seen growing in cultivated fields
Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
Native : Tropical & Subtropical America
Exotic/Native : Exotic
World Distribution : Tropical & Subtropical America, Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Benin, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central African Repu, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, East Himalaya, Gabon, Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Malaya, Marianas, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Northern Provinces, Philippines, Queensland, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
Literature : Shah G. L. (1978). Flora of Gujarat State Part 1. University Press Sardar Patel University: 381