Launaea arborescens
Species of flowering plant
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Launaea arborescens is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.[1]
| Launaea arborescens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Launaea |
| Species: | L. arborescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Launaea arborescens (Batt.) Murb.[1] | |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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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 occurs in Spain, the Canary Islands, Algeria, Morocco,[3] Mauritania and Cape Verde.[4]
Fruit (cypselas)
