Common Weeds in the Philippines

Common Scientific Name

Name
Crowfoot Dactyloctenium aegyptium
grass

Large crab Digitaria spp.

grass

Goose grass Eleusine indica

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Malvastrum Malvastrum coromandelianum

Common grass Trianthema portulacastrum

Jungle rice Echinochloa colona

Bermuda grass Cynodon dactylon

Saluyot Corchorus olitorius

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Purple Cyperus rotundus
nutsedge

Spiny Amaranthus spinosus

amaranth

Giant sensitive Mimosa invisa

plant

Makahiya Mimosa pudica

Gatas-gatas Euphorbia hirta

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Bulak-manok Ageratum conyzoides

Kandilaan Cleome rutidosperma

Colopogonium Calopogonium mucunoides

Lay flower Commelina benghalensis

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Baging-baging Ipomoea triloba

Centrosema Centrosema pubescens

Ulasiman Portulaca oleracea

Fimbristylis Fimbristylis littoralis

Saka-saka
Digitaria sanguinalis
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Talahib
Imperata cylindrica

Devil weed Chromolaena odorata

Cat’s tail Setaria geniculata

Chloris Chloris spp.

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Echinocloa colona

Echinocloa crus-galli

Cyperus difformis

Yellow Nutsedge Cyperus esculentus

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Cassia tora

Arachis pintoi