Launaea resedifolia (L.) Kuntze

 
  • Family : ASTERACEAE
    (Composite Or Aster Or Sunflower Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GENDA FAMILY (गेंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Compositae
  • Synonym(s) : Atalanthus longilobus Pomel; Atalanthus resedifolius Pomel; Launaea chondrilloides Hook.f.; Launaea fragilis var. lucentica O.Bolòs & Vigo; Launaea fragilis var. viminea (Lange) O.Bolòs & Vigo; Launaea fragilis subsp. viminea (Lange) Rivas Mart.; Launaea longiloba (Boiss. & Reut.) Maire; Launaea resediflia Kuntze; Microrhynchus chondrilloides C.B.Clarke; Rhabdotheca longiloba Pomel; Scorzonera chondrilloides Pourr. ex Willd.; Scorzonera resedifolia L.; Sonchus bocconei Jan; Sonchus chondrilloides Desf.; Zollikoferia chondrilloides DC.; Zollikoferia longiloba Boiss. & Reut.; Zollikoferia resedifolia Coss.; Zollikoferia resedifolia var. viminea
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Launaea fragilis subsp. fragilis
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Dry sandy soils
  • Comments / notes : The roots give rise new propagules which establish as independent plants.
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Rajasthan : Jaipur district, Bikaner district,Sri Ganganagar district, Kota district
  • Native : Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Spain, Sicilia, Malta, North Africa to Sahara and India
  • Literature :
    • Shetty B.V. and Singh V., (1987). Flora of India Series 2 Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 1. Botanical survey of India, Govt. India. PP- 456
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Launaea resedifolia. Downloaded on 15 October 2024.

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