*Sida spinosa * L. - *SEE-duh* -- in Greek, a type of water lily; although now a name for a type of mallow *spy-NO-suh* -- with spines
[image: Sida spinosa]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3966749930%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzed8LCnFsvUazsWFzyTzhgYBKwJqA> Sep 28, 2009 near Saphale Ghat *commonly known as*: prickly fan-petals, prickly sida, spiny sida, teaweed • *Bengali*: বন মেথি bon methi • *Gujarati*: કાંટાળો બલ kantalo bal • *Hindi*: बरयार baryar, गुलशकरी gulsakari • *Konkani*: ganget • *Malayalam*: കുറുന്തൊട്ടി kurunthotti • *Marathi*: बळ bala, जंगली मेथी jungali methi • * Sanskrit*: गाङ्गेरुकी gangeruki, कण्टकिनी बला kantakinibala, महाबला mahabala, नागबला nagabala, सहदेव sahadeva, विश्वदेव visvadeva • *Tamil*: மயிர்மாணிக்கம் mayir-manikkam • *Telugu*: నాగబల nagabala • *Urdu*: بريار baryar *Native to*: tropical America; naturalised elsewhere in tropics - [image: Jungali Methi (Marathi: जंगली मेथी)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3965964877%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdNOqvcd6vVAgRh4YOOSuLl4LKrrQ>... Sep 28, 2009 near Saphale Ghat Regards. Dinesh
