Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Streptophyta

Class: Equisetopsida

Subclass: Magnoliidae

Order: Lamiales

Family: Plantaginaceae

Genus: Scoparia

Species: dulcis

Description:  scoparia-weed, is a flowering plant in the plantain family. It can be an annual or perennial herb or subshrub that grows up to 5 feet tall, but is often much shorter.flowers are Small, white, and hairy, and occur in leaf axils. The stamens are greenish and the ovary is green.Leaves are Usually in whorls of three, but sometimes opposite, and can be narrowly oblanceolate to elliptic-lanceolate. They are hairless but densely punctate beneath, and the margin can be crenate to sometimes deeply serrate in the upper half.

Uses :  Whole plant: Used to treat toothaches; dried and used as a herbal tea to treat blood in urine; crushed and mixed with salt, and applied to sores to aid in healing. Drug prepared from this plant is used in the treatment of diabetes. Leaf: Used to treat fevers and nausea.