Volume 26, Issue 77, January - June, 2025

Argemone ochroleuca (Papaveraceae): A new addition to the Flora of Odisha state, India

Jashabanta Sethi¹, Subhalakshmi Rout², Rajkumari Supriya Devi^2♦, Sugimani Marndi², Nibedita Jena², Sanjeet Kumar²

¹Office of the Divisional Forest Officer, Rourkela Forest Division, Rourkela, Odisha, India
²Biodiversity and Conservation Lab., Ambika Prasad Research Foundation, Odisha, India

^♦Corresponding Author
Biodiversity and Conservation Lab., Ambika Prasad Research Foundation, Odisha, India

ABSTRACT

A new distributional record of Argemone ochroleuca Sweet is reported as new record to the flora of Odisha state, India from the open fields of Rourkela Forest Division, Odisha. The paper provides a comprehensive description and photographs of the species to facilitate accurate identification and contribute to the documentation of its extended geographical range.

Keywords: Weed, new distribution, open fields, wasteland

Species, 2025, 26(77), e23s3121

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi.v26i77.e23s3121

Published: 18 May 2025