Just as Gods and Goddess in Hindu Pantheon are associated with
some plants or tree or shrub or creeper, all the Navagrahas (nine planets) are
associated with plants.
Plants – Navagrahas – Plants
Sun (Surya) – Arka
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| arka plant |
Soma (moon) – Palasha
Mangal (Mars) – Khadira
Buddha (Mercury) – Apamarga
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| apamarga plant |
Brihaspati or Guru (Jupiter) – Ashwatha
Shukra (Venus) – Udumbara
Shani (Saturn) – Shami
Rahu – Durva
Ketu - Darbha