Launaea nana (Bak.) Chiov.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Launaea

Characteristics

Acaulescent perennial herb; rootstock vertical and fleshy. Leaves in rosette, obovate to spatulate, 3-19(-37) cm long, 1.5-5 cm wide, margins denticulate, apex rounded to acute, glabrous. Inflorescence domed, of several short flowering shoots, densely branched, < 15 cm long; involucre 11-16 mm long; phyllaries 1-20 mm long, with a minute hair-tuft at apex. Corolla yellow fading to purple, tube 5-6(-9) mm long, ligule 4-6 mm long, 1.2-1.4 mm wide. Achenes red-brown, 3.3-5.5 mm long, 5-angular, glabrous; pappus of setae 9-14 mm long.
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Acaulescent, cushion-like perennial herb. Leaves in solitary rosettes. Heads with 20-25 flowers. Pappus homogeneous, of setae only. Achenes smooth, 3.4-5.5 mm long. Flowers yellow or pink.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Therapeutic use Potherb (unspecified)
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Distribution

Launaea nana world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Congo, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Mali, Mozambique, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, eSwatini, Togo, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77181654-1
WFO ID wfo-0000042852
COL ID 3SMBX
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Synonyms

Sonchus nanus Lactuca nana Launaea elliotiana Sonchus elliotianus Launaea nana