Morphology-Of-Flowering-Plants-Root-Stem-And-Leaf Question 593

Question: A weed belonging to family Asteraceae which has spread in all parts of India is [AIIMS 1992; MP PMT 1992]

Options:

A) Nicotiana

B) Oryza

C) Parthenium

D) Hordeum

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

Parthenium hysterophorus (carrot grass / congress grass), a most nasty weed, came in to India from USA during congress rule in 1950’s along with wheat.