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Naked Launaea

Launaea nudicaulis

Naked Launaea
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
Canary Is. to Arabian Pen., Medit. to NW. India
Climate
subtropical

About

Launaea nudicaulis, commonly known as the bold-leaf launaea, is a species of plant native to an area from Spain in the west through North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and western Asia to India in the east, including the Negev and Judean desert. In India it is known under a common name bhatal and is found in Hazara, Mansehra, Multan, Rawalpindi and Scinde districts of Punjab and Lahore.

Other Launaea plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Launaea nudicaulis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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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