Attention is drawn towards the ever-increasing menace of invasive alien weed Parthenium hysterophorus L., its proliferating populations causing deleterious effects on native flora. Measures for eradication are suggested and appeal for collaborative efforts from all ends including public awareness is made for immediate action on control of spread.
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