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.); 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. Flowering and fruiting: March-September Moist deciduous forests India, Afghanistan, Nepal, Pakistan and Iran
Launaea sp for ID -25022014-PKA-Feb55 : 6 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (4). Looks like Launaea sp. L . acaulis?…. Launaea species so far in efi It looks like Launaea acaulis to me too.
Launaea sarmentosa (Willd.) Sch.Bip. ex Kuntze SN Oct 16 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4). Launaea sarmentosa (Willd.) Sch.Bip. ex Kuntze wild herb from the out skirts of Bangalore. this plant looks different from L. sarmentosa which is a sarmentose herb usually found in coastal areas. meemelink I agree with you, I did not go through any key before uploading. It is Launaea acaulis (Roxb.) Babc. ex Kerr
ANAPR52 Launaea sp. for identification : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (9) Family: Asteraceae Pl. check Launaea acaulis It matches with Launaea acaulis. . ID request 200615AK Please confirm if this is Launaea acaulis. : 3 posts by 3 authors. No images seen now. Found on the slopes of a hillock near Nandi Hills, (approx 60km from bangalore) Chikballapur district. Milky juice was present in leaves and tuber It looks similar to Wight’s illustration – plantillustrations, .
A small herb with asteraceae-like complex flowers. The fruits is a rust-brown colored capsule, with a lot of hairy seeds. Found in the High elevations of montane grasslands. Sakleshpura, Karnataka 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. I think close to images at Launaea acaulis (Roxb.) Kerr |
Launaea acaulis
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