Launaea acaulis

Launaea acaulis (Roxb.) Kerr, “in Craib, Fl. Siam. Enum. ii. 299 (1936).” 1936. (Syn: Crepis acaulis (Roxb.) Hook.f.; Crepis tonkinensis Gagnep.; Launaea glabra (Wight) Franch.; Microrhynchus glaber Wight; Prenanthes acaulis Roxb.; Youngia acaulis (Roxb.) DC.);
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Scapigerous perennial herbs with thick rootstock; juice milky. Leaves all basal, 8-15 x 1-3 cm, oblong, acute or obtuse, entire or finely toothed, glabrous. Heads 15 x 8 mm, cylindrical, 10-15 together, cymose, on elongated scapes. Scapes 3-5, 15-20 cm high, branched, glabrous. Bracts uniseriate, 10 x 2.5 mm, acute, oblong, margins white. Flowers all ligulate; corolla bright yellow, 18 mm long, glabrous, limb oblong; anthers sagittate at base. Achenes 5 x 1 mm, compressed, yellowish brown.

Looks like Launaea sp.
Location: Mullayangiri (Altitude: approx 5500 ft) – Karnataka
Family: Asteraceae
Date/Time: 26-01-2014 / 11:45AM
Habitat: Wild
Plant Habit: Herb

L . acaulis?….

Launaea species so far in efi

It looks like Launaea acaulis to me too.

this plant looks different from L. sarmentosa which is a sarmentose herb usually found in coastal areas. meemelink
Could this be L. acaulis?

I agree with you, I did not go through any key before uploading. It is Launaea acaulis (Roxb.) Babc. ex Kerr
Thank you …

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Family: Asteraceae
Date: 24th August 2015
Place: Mullayanagiri, Chikamagalur, Karnataka
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Grasslands

Pl. check Launaea acaulis

It matches with Launaea acaulis.

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It looks similar to Wight’s illustration – plantillustrations,
please wait for members who have recorded it.

Requesting a herb id_190422-2:

Also post fruiting image.

The fruits appear on the 10-12 o’clock position of the picture.

What I see are all buds or flowers, no fruits.

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References:

The Plant List  Annotated checklist of the flowering plants of Nepal  Flora of China 

India Biodiversity Portal  Flora of Davanagere District: Karnataka, India  By B. K. Manjunatha, V. Krishna, T. Pullaiah