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Launaea crepoides

Launaea crepoides is a small daisy-family plant native to the arid islands of Socotra and Samhah in Yemen, growing in dry forest and shrubland. Little is documented about cultivation, so treat care advice as general guidance for a dry-climate wild species.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry out fully between waterings.
Soil
Free-draining, sandy or gritty mix.
Temperature
18–35 °C; protect below 10 °C
Native range
Socotra (incl. Samhah)

About

Launaea crepoides is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in on the islands of Socotra and Samhah in Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

Other Launaea plants

Mol Albina · Hedgehog Lettuce · Launaea gorgadensis · Achicoria azul · Naked Launaea · Launaea picridioides · Launaea resedifolia · Launaea rhynchocarpa · Launaea sarmentosa · Launaea socotrana · Launaea thalassica · Launaea

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Launaea crepoides by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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