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संजीवनीसंजीवनीSelaginella bryopterisThe sanjeevani of the rocks — curls up bone dry, then greens again in an hour of rain.
चीनाचीनाPanicum miliaceumA short-season millet of the northern hills, sown when the season has been lost.कोदोकोदोPaspalum scrobiculatumThe kodo of the Deccan and central hills — drought-proof and long-storing.कुशकुशDesmostachya bipinnataThe kusha grass of ritual, holding sandy soil across the northern plains.सरकंडासरकंडाSaccharum spontaneumSilver plumes across the riverbanks after the monsoon; the kans of the floodplain.अंजन घासअंजन घासCenchrus ciliarisThe anjan of dry pasture — a fodder grass that greens the Thar within days of rain.पटेरापटेराTypha angustifoliaBrown flower spikes over strap leaves; the reed that cleans a village pond.नरकुलनरकुलPhragmites karkaThe tall reed of Indian riverbanks, and the standard plant for a reed-bed filter.
मरोड़फलीमरोड़फलीHelicteres isoraTwisted screw-shaped pods on a scrub shrub of the dry deciduous forest.
लसोड़ालसोड़ाCordia myxaSticky green fruit for the Rajasthani pickle jar, on a tough small tree.झड़बेरीझड़बेरीZiziphus nummulariaThe thorny bush that holds the Thar together, browsed by everything and killed by nothing.पंचफूलीपंचफूलीLantana camaraInvasive across Indian forests — grow the sterile garden cultivars only, never the wild kind.बलम खीराबलम खीराKigelia africanaMaroon night flowers on long ropes, then metre-long fruit that alarms everybody.पापड़ीपापड़ीHoloptelea integrifoliaA tough dry-forest tree with papery winged seeds that blanket the ground in March.चंदनचंदनSantalum albumThe scented heartwood tree of the southern Deccan — a hemiparasite that needs a host.आंवला वृक्षआंवला वृक्षPhyllanthus indofischeriThe wild amla of the southern hills, smaller-fruited and tougher than the orchard kind.Not sure where to start?
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By regionEach entry notes where the plant grows well across India, from the Gangetic plain to coastal soils.
By seasonSowing windows for every month, so you never plant a winter green in May.
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Checked by a botanistNames and facts are reviewed before publication; traditional uses are labelled as traditional.