Launaea nudicaulis

Launaea nudicaulis, known by the common English name of bold-leaf launaea, is a species of plant which is endemic to India, as well the Negev and Judean desert.[1] 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.[2]

Launaea nudicaulis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Launaea
Species:
L. nudicaulis
Binomial name
Launaea nudicaulis
(L.) Hook.f.

References

  1. Bailey, Clinton; Danin, Avinoam (1981). "Bedouin Plant Utilization in Sinai and the Negev". Economic Botany. Springer on behalf of New York Botanical Garden Press. 35 (2): 154. doi:10.1007/BF02858682. JSTOR 4254272. S2CID 27839209.
  2. "Records of the Botanical Survey of India". 1 (1). Calcutta, India: Botanical Survey of India. 1893. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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