Compositae [Asteraceae] (173)

	Scientific name	Common Names	NCS	Comment
Indigenous Species
1	Adenostemma angustifolium		DD
2	Adenostemma lavenia	ලැවෙණිය	VU
3	Adenostemma viscosum J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.		EN	Adenostemma macrophyllum (Blume) DC. & Adenostemma parviflorum (Blume) DC. are synonyms
4	Anaphalis brevifolia DC.		VU
5	Anaphalis fruticosa Hook. f.		CR(PE)
6	Anaphalis marcescens (Wight) C.B.Clarke		EN
7	Anaphalis pelliculata Trimen		EN
8	Anaphalis pseudocinnamomea Grierson		VU
9	Anaphalis subdecurrens (DC.) Gamble		NT
10	Anaphalis sulphurea (Trimen) Grierson		NT
11	Anaphalis thwaitesii C.B. Clarke		NT
12	Anaphalis zeylanica C.B. Clarke		NT
13	Anaphalis "species X" Grierson		DD
14	Artemisia dubia Wall. ex Bess.	Mugwort/වල් කොලොඳු	LC
15	Bidens biternata (Lour.) Merr. & Sherff		LC
16	Blainvillea acmella (L.) Philipson	අගඩ/තුඹ	LC
17	Blepharispermum petiolare DC.		VU
18	Blumea angustifolia Thw.		EX
19	Blumea axillaris (Lam.) DC.	කුකුළ	LC
20	Blumea barbata DC.		EN
21	Blumea bifoliata (L.) DC.		LC
22	Blumea crinita Arn.		CR
23	Blumea hieracifolia var. flexuosa (D.Don) DC.		VU
24	Blumea lacera (Burm.f.) DC.		LC
25	Blumea lanceolaria (Roxb.) Druce		VU
26	Blumea membranacea Wall. ex DC.		NT
27	Blumea obliqua (L.) Druce	මුඩ මහන	LC
28	Blumea virens Wall. ex DC.		VU
29	Blumea zeylanica (Hook.f.) Grierson		CR(PE)
30	Eclipta prostrata (L.) L.	කීකිරිඳි/සින්දු කිරිඳි/Marsh daisy	LC
31	Elephantopus scaber L.	ඇත් අඩි	LC
32	Emilia alstonii Fosberg		LC
33	Emilia baldwinii Fosberg		NT
34	Emilia exserta Fosberg	හුලන්තලා/කඩු පහර	LC
35	Emilia sonchifolia (L.) DC.	කඩු පහර	LC
36	Emilia speeseae Fosberg		VU
37	Emilia zeylanica C.B.Clarke		LC
38	Epaltes divaricata (L.) Cass.	හීන් මුඩ මහන	LC
39	Epaltes pygmaea DC.		VU
40	Erigeron sublyratus DC.	නර කරඹ	VU
41	Glossocardia bidens (Retz.) Veldkamp		CR(PE)	Glossogyne bidens (Retz.) Alston is a synonym
42	Grangea maderaspatana (L.) Poir.		NT
43	Gynura hispida Thw.		VU
44	Gynura lycopersicifolia DC.	හුලන්තලා/වල් තම්පලා	LC
45	Gynura zeylanica Trimen		VU
46	Helichrysum buddleioide DC. var. hookerianum (Wight & Arn.) Hook.f.		VU
47	Kleinia grandiflora (Wall. ex DC.) N.Rani		LC
48	Lagenophora lanata A.Cunn.		VU	Lagenophora gracilis Steetz   is a synonym
49	Laggera alata (D.Don) Sch. Bip. ex Oliver		NT
50	Launaea intybacea (Jacq.) Beauv.		VU
51	Launaea sarmentosa (Willd.) Sch. Bip. ex Kuntze		LC
52	Moonia heterophylla Arn.		NT
53	Myriactis wightii DC. Wight		VU
54	Kleinia walkeri (Wight) Uniyal		EN	Notonia walkeri (Wight) C.B.Clarke   is a synonym
55	Blumea viscosa (Mill.) V.M.Badillo		EN	Pseudoconyza viscosa (Miller) D'Arcy is a synonym
56	Psiadia ceylanica (Arn.) Grierson	පුපුල	LC
57	Senecio corymbosus Wall. ex DC.		LC
58	Senecio gardneri (Thw.) C.B. Clarke		CR(PE)
59	Senecio ludens C. B. Clarke		LC
60	Senecio scandens Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don		NT
61	Senecio zeylanicus DC.		EN
62	Sphaeranthus africanus L.	වැල් මුද්ද	LC
63	Sphaeranthus amaranthoides Burm.f.		EN
64	Sphaeranthus indicus L.	ඇත් මහ මහන/මුඩ මහන	LC
65	Acmella paniculata (Wall. ex DC.) R.K.Jansen	Toothache Plant/මහ අක්මැල්ල	LC	Spilanthes calva DC. & Spilanthes paniculata Wall. ex DC. are synonyms
66	Spilanthes iabadicensis A. H. Moore		LC
67	Vernonia anceps C. B. Clarke		VU
68	Vernonia arborea Buch.-Ham.	කොබෝ මැල්ල/මල් ගැඩුඹ	VU
69	Cyanthillium cinereum (L.) H.Rob.	මගුල් කුඹුරු වැන්න/මොණරකුඩුම්බිය/වතු පාලු	LC	Vernonia cinerea (L.) Less. is a synonym
70	Acilepis gardneri (Thwaites) H.Rob. & Skvarla		VU	Vernonia gardneri Thw.  is a synonym
71	Vernonia hookeriana Arn.		NT
72	Acilepis scariosa (DC.) H.Rob.		EN	Vernonia lankana Grierson  is synonym
73	Acilepis nemoralis (Thwaites) H.Rob. & Skvarla		VU	Vernonia nemoralis Thw.   is a synonym
74	Gymnanthemum pectiniforme (DC.) H.Rob.		EN	Vernonia pectiniformis DC. subsp. puncticulata (DC.) Grierson is a synonym
75	Acilepis setigera (Arn.) H.Rob. & Skvarla		NT	Vernonia setigera Arn. Is a synonym
76	Acilepis thwaitesii (C.B.Clarke) H.Rob. & Skvarla		EN	Vernonia thwaitesii C. B. Clarke  is a synonym
77	Vernonia wightiana Arn. S: Konde	කොන්ඩේ	VU
78	Vernonia zeylanica (L.) Less	පුපුල/හීන් බෝටිය	LC
79	Pentanema indicum (L.) Ling	රන්හිරිය	LC	Vicoa indica (L.) DC. is a synonym
80	Wollastonia biflora (L.) DC.	මුහුදු ගම් පාලු	LC	Wedelia biflora (L.) DC. is a synonym
81	Sphagneticola calendulacea (L.) Pruski	රන් වන් කීකිරිඳි	LC	Wedelia chinensis (Osbeck) Merr. is a synonym
82	Xanthium strumarium L.	වල් රඹුටන්/ඌරු කොස්ස	LC	Xanthium indicum Koenig is a synonym?
83	Youngia fuscipappa Thw.		NT
Exotic Species
84	Ageratum houstonianum Mill.
85	Acanthospermum hispidum DC.
86	Achillea millefolium L.
87	Achillea ptarmica L.
88	Acmella oleracea (L.) R.K.Jansen	Toothache Plant
89	Ageratina adenophora (Spreng.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
90	Ageratina riparia (Regel) R.M.King & H.Rob.			Eupatorium riparium Regel is a synonym
91	Ageratum conyzoides (L.) L.	හුලන් තලා/Goat weed/White weed
92	Arctotis fastuosa Jacq.
93	Arctotis stoechadifolia P.J.Bergius
94	Austroeupatorium inulaefolium (Kunth) R.M.King & H.Rob.			Eupatorium inulifolium Kunth. is a synonym
95	Baccharoides anthelmintica (L.) Moench			Vernonia anthelmintica (L.) Willd. is a synonym
96	Bellis perennis L.
97	Bidens pilosa L.
98	Brachycome iberidifolia Benth.
99	Calendula officinalis L.
100	Callistephus chinensis (L.) Nees	China aster
101	Carduus pycnocephalus L.
102	Carpesium cernuum L.
103	Centipeda minima (L.) A.Braun & Asch.
104	Centratherum punctatum Cass.	Brazilian button flower/Brazilian daisy/Pineapple flower/Porcupine flower
105	Chromolaena odorata (L.) R.M.King & H.Rob.	Siam weed/Devil weed/Common floss flower		Eupatorium odoratum L. is asynonym
106	Conyza leucantha (D.Don) Ludlow & P.H.Raven
107	Coreopsis lanceolata L.
108	Cosmos bipinnatus Cav.
109	Cosmos caudatus Kunth
110	Cosmos sulphureus Cav.	Orange cosmos
111	Cotula australis (Sieber ex Spreng.) Hook.f.
112	Crassocephalum crepidioides (Benth.) S.Moore	කීර තන්ඩු පිල්ලු/Thickhead
113	Cynara cardunculus L.
114	Dahlia pinnata Cav.
115	Dichrocephala integrifolia (L.f.) Kuntze	මහ කිඹු
116	Doellia bovei (DC.) Anderb.			Blumea bovei (DC.) Vatke is a synonym
117	Elephantopus mollis Kunth
118	Eleutheranthera ruderalis (Sw.) Sch.Bip.
119	Erechtites valerianifolia (Link ex Wolf) Less. ex DC.
120	Erigeron bonariensis L.			Conyza bonariensis (L.) Cronquist is a synonym
121	Erigeron floribundus (Kunth) Sch.Bip.			Conyza floribunda Kunth is a synonym
122	Erigeron karvinskianus DC.	Mexican daisy
123	Felicia amelloides (L.) Voss
124	Gaillardia pulchella Foug.	Firewheel/Indian blanket/Indian blanketflower/Indian paintbrush/Sundance
125	Galinsoga parviflora Cav.	Quick Weed
126	Gazania rigens (L.) Gaertn.
127	Gerbera jamesonii Bolus ex Hook.f.
128	Glebionis segetum (L.) Fourr.			Chrysanthemum segetum L. is a synonym
129	Glossocardia calva (Sch.Bip. ex Miq.) Veldkamp			Cosmos calvus (Sch.Bip. ex Miq.) Sherff is a synonym
130	Gnaphalium coarctatum Willd.			Gnaphalium spicatum Lam. is a synonym
131	Gnaphalium pensylvanicum Willd.
132	Gynura bicolor (Roxb. ex Willd.) DC.
133	Gynura pseudo-china Benth.
134	Helenium autumnale L.
135	Helianthus annuus L.
136	Helianthus tuberosus L.
137	Hypochaeris radicata L.	Cat’s-ear
138	Lactuca sativa L.
139	Lagascea mollis Cav.
140	Laphangium luteoalbum (L.) Tzvelev			Gnaphalium luteoalbum L. is a synonym
141	Lessingianthus macrophyllus (Less.) H.Rob.			Vernonia macrophylla Less. is a synonym
142	Leucanthemum vulgare (Vaill.) Lam.
143	Melampodium divaricatum (Rich. ex Rich.) DC.
144	Mikania cordata (Burm.f.) B.L.Rob.	වතු පාලු/ගම් පාලු/ලෝක පාලු/කෙහෙල් පාලු/මහ කිහිඹිය/Mile-a-minute
145	Montanoa grandiflora (DC.) Sch.Bip. ex Hemsl.
146	Parthenium hysterophorus L.	Carrot grass/Carrot weed
147	Pseudelephantopus spicatus (B.Juss. ex Aubl.) Rohr ex C.F.Baker	Dog's tongue
148	Santolina chamaecyparissus L.
149	Senecio vulgaris L.
150	Sigesbeckia orientalis L.
151	Solidago canadensis L.
152	Solidago gigantea Aiton
153	Solidago nemoralis Aiton
154	Solidago patula Muhl. ex Willd.
155	Sonchus asper (L.) Hill
156	Sonchus oleraceus (
157	Sonchus wightianus DC.	වල් දුම්කොළ
158	Sphagneticola trilobata (L.) Pruski	Creeping daisy		Wedelia trilobata A.St.-Hil. is a synonym
159	Stifftia chrysantha J.C.Mikan
160	Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene
161	Struchium sparganophorum (L.) Kuntze
162	Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
163	Synedrella nodiflora (L.) Gaertn.	Nodeweed
164	Tagetes erecta L.			Tagetes patula L. is a synonym
165	Tanacetum cinerariifolium (Trevir.) Sch.Bip.
166	Taraxacum javanicum Soest
167	Tarlmounia elliptica (DC.) "H.Rob., S.C.Keeley, Skvarla & R.Chan"			Vernonia elliptica DC. is s synonym
168	Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A.Gray	වල්සූරියකාන්ති/වටසූරිය/Wild Sunflower
169	Tridax procumbens (L.) L.	Kurunegala Daisy/Coat-buttons
170	Ursinia anethoides (DC.) N.E.Br.			Sphenogyne anethoides DC. is a synonym
171	Youngia japonica (L.) DC.	Orientak false Hawksbeard
172	Zinnia angustifolia Kunth			Zinnia linearis Benth. is a synonym
173	Zinnia elegans L.	Youth and Age