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Hydrocotyl asiatica          Apiaceae            +     -     +      -     +     +      +     +

            Ageratum conyzoides          Asteraceae          +     +     +      +     +     +      +     +
            Mimosa pudica                Asteraceae          +     +     +      +     +     +      +     +

            Tridax  procumbens           Asteraceae          +     +     +      +     +     +      +     +

            Sphaeranthus indicus         Asteraceae          +     +     +      +     +     +      +     +
            Sonchus wightianus           Asteraceae          +     +     -      +     +     +      +     +

            Elephantopus scaber          Asteraceae          -     +     +      +     +     +      +     +

            Kalanchoe  pinnata           Crassulaceae        +     +     -      +     +     +      +     +
            Cyperus  corymbosus          Cyperaceae          +     +     +      +     +     +      +     +

            Euphorbia hirsuta            Euphorbiaceae       +     +     -      +     +     +      +     -

            Phyllanthus  urinaria        Euphorbiaceae       -     +     +      +     -     -      +     _
            Ocimum sanctum               Lamiaceae           +     +     +      +     +     +      +     _

            Ocimum canum                 Lamiaceae           +     +     +      +     +     +      +     -

            Leucas cephalotes            Lamiaceae           +     -     -      +     +     +      +     -
            Sida  cordifolia             Malvaceae           +     +     +      +     +     +      +     +

            Sida  rhombifolia            Malvaceae           +     +     +      +     +     +      +     +

            Sida acuta                   Malvaceae           +     -     +      -     +     +      +     +
            Cynodon dactylon             Poaceae             +     +     +      +     +     +      +     +

            Eulaliopsisbinata            Poaceae             +     +     -      +     -     -      -     +

            Vetiveria  zizanoides        Poaceae             +     +     -      +     -     +      -     -
            Imperata  arundinacea        Poaceae             +     -     -      -     +-    -      -     +

            Saccharum spontaneum         Poaceae             +     +     +      +     +     +      +     +
            Imperata  cylindrica         Poaceae             +     +     -      +     +     +      +     +

            Symbopogon martini           Poaceae             -     +     +      +     -     -      -     +

            Ludwigigia  adscendens       Onagraceae          +     +     +      +     +     +      +     -


               *Wildlife sanctuary (+: present; -: absent)


               DISCUSSION

               Among the three different growth forms, viz. perennial herbs, shrubs and trees, the species
               richness  was  maximum  for  trees  (48)  followed  by  shrubs  (43)  and  perennial  herbs  (25).

               Based  on  representation  of  number  of  genus  found  in  the  family,  the  largest  one  is







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