Launaea arborescens

Launaea arborescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Asterales
Family:Asteraceae
Genus:Launaea
Species: L. arborescens
Binomial name
Launaea arborescens
(Batt.) Murb.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Launaea freyniana Pau
  • Launaea melanostigma Pett.
  • Prenanthes spinosa T.E.Bowdich
  • Sonchus freynianus Huter & al.
  • Zollikoferia arborescens Batt.

Launaea arborescens is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.[1]

Taxonomy

The species was first described by Jules Aimé Battandier in 1888 as Zollikoferia arborescens. It was transferred to Launaea in 1923 by Svante Samuel Murbeck.[2][3]

Distribution

The species is native to southeastern Spain including the area of Málaga, northwest Africa, including parts of western Algeria, northern Mauritania, Morocco (except for the northernmost part) and the Western Sahara, as well as Madeira, the Canary Islands and Cape Verde.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Launaea arborescens", The Plant List, retrieved 2018-02-01
  2. ↑ "Zollikoferia arborescens Batt.", Tropicos, Missouri Botanical Garden, retrieved 2018-02-01
  3. ↑ "Launaea arborescens (Batt.) Murb.", Tropicos, Missouri Botanical Garden, retrieved 2018-02-01


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