A wildflower is a flower that grows without any help from people, they grow naturally in their environment.
Native plants are essential in nature because they provide food and habitat for animals of all kinds, including humans. They filter the air and reduce soil erosion. Because native plants fill a niche, or specific function, within their ecosystem, they seldom grow beyond the needs and capacities of that ecosystem.
Photographed by Pawan Darne
Scientific name: Cyanotis axillaris
Common name: Creeping Cradle Plant
Marathi: बेचका, केना
Scientific name: Martynia annua
Common name: Devil’s Claws, Tiger’s Claw
Marathi: विंचू
Scientific name: Senna tora
Common name: Stinking Cassia, sicklepod
Marathi: टाकळा, तरोटा
Scientific name: Celosia argentea var. spicata
Common name: Silver Cockscomb, Flamingo Feathers, Wheat Celosia
Marathi: कुर्डू
Scientific name: Lysimachia arvensis var. caerulea
Common name: Blue Pimpernel
Marathi: रान द्राक्ष
Scientific name: Evolvulus alsinoides
Common Name: Slender dwarf morning glory
Marathi: विष्णूक्रांती
Scientific name: Physalis angulata
Common name: Cutleaf Ground Cherry
Marathi: पोपटी
Scientific name: Abutilon indicum
Common name: Indian Mallow, Country Mallow, Abutilon, Indian abutilon
Marathi: पेटारी
Scientific name: Abelmoschus ficulneus
Common name: White Wild Musk Mallow
Marathi: रान भेंडी
Scientific name: Argemone mexicana
Common name: Mexican Prickly Poppy
Marathi: फिरंगी धोतरा, पिवळा धोत्रा
Botanical name: Malachra capitata
Common name: Brazil Jute
Marathi: भूर भेंडी, परदेशी भेंडी
Botanical name: Trichosanthes cucumerina
Common name: Wild Snake Gourd
Marathi: जंगली पडवळ
