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Table given below comprises some of the invasive species of Pakistan. English names of these invasive species are provided for you. Try to find their local names, native lands and the areas in Pakistan where they have invaded. First and last letter of each blank is given for your guidance. Hope you will enjoy doing it.
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S# |
Name of the specie |
Local name |
Native place |
Invaded areas |
| 1 |
Catchweed bedstraw |
G_ _ _ _m |
E_ _ _ _ e |
All over P _ _ _ _ _ _ n |
| 2 |
Ipil ipil |
I _ _ l i _ _ l |
C _ _ _ _ _ l A _ _ _ _ _ a |
P _ _ _ _ b, N _ _ P |
| 3 |
Prickly dock |
K _ _ _ r k _ _ _ a |
M_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ n
r _ _ _ _ n |
P _ _ _ _ b, N _ _ P, B _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _n |
| 4 |
Water Cabbage |
J _ a k _ _ _ i |
W _ _ _ d t _ _ _ _ _ s |
All over P _ _ _ _ _ _ n |
| 5 |
Hemp |
B_ _ _ g |
C _ _ _ _ _ _ and W _ _ _ _ _ _ A _ _ a |
Northern P _ _ _ _ b, N _ _ P |
| 6 |
Lantana |
P_ _ _ _ p _ _ _ i |
A _ _ _ _ _ a |
P _ _ _ _ b, esp. I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ d |
| 7 |
Water hyacinth |
G _ _-e- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
A _ _ _ _ _ b _ _ _ _ , S _ _ _ _ A _ _ _ _ _ a |
Mostly found in P _ _ _ _ _ _ n expect the cold regions |
| 8 |
Paper Mulberry |
G _ _ _ _ _ t |
S _ _ _ _ E _ _ t A _ _ a |
Northern Pakistan esp. I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ d , R _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ i |
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S# |
Name of the specie |
Local name |
Native place |
Invaded areas |
| 1 |
Catchweed bedstraw |
Galium |
Europe |
All over Pakistan |
| 2 |
Ipil ipil |
Ipil ipil |
Central America |
Punjab, NWFP |
| 3 |
Prickly dock |
Kafir kanda |
Mediterranean region |
Punjab, NWFP, Balochistan |
| 4 |
Water Cabbage |
Jal kumbi |
World tropics |
All over Pakistan |
| 5 |
Hemp |
Bhang |
Central and Western Asia |
Northern Punjab, NWFP |
| 6 |
Lantana |
Panch phuli |
America |
Punjab, esp. Islamabad |
| 7 |
Water hyacinth |
Gul-e-bakauli |
Amazon basin, South America |
Mostly found in Pakistan expect the cold regions |
| 8 |
Paper Mulberry |
Gul toot |
South East Asia |
Northern Pakistan esp. Islamabad , Rawalpindi |
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