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Launaea sarmentosa
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Family:
ASTERACEAE/COMPOSITAE
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Citation: Launaea sarmentosa (Willd.) Sch.-Bip. ex O. Ktze., Rev. Gen. Pl. 1: 350. 1891; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 148. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 213. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 253. 1988; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 374. 1990; Hajra in Hajra et al., Fl. India 12: 310. 1995; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 386. 2009.
Prenanthes sarmentosa Willd., Phyt. 10, t. 6. f. 2. 1794 & Sp. Pl. 3: 1540. 1803.
Launaea pinnatifida Cass., Ann. Sci. Natur. ser. 1, 23: 85. 1831; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 416. 1881; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 733(515). 1921.
Microrhynchus sarmentosus (Willd.) DC., Prodr. 7: 181. 1838.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kadalkozhuppa, Kozhikkaalan veru
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Description:
Herbs, biennial or perennial; stems procumbent, slender, glabrous. Leaves pinnatifid, runcinate-pinnatifid or sinuate-toothed or lobed, 2-7 x 0.4-1.2 cm. Flowering branches long, slender, arching from node and rooting at nodes. Heads 0.8-1.2 x 0.3-0.4 cm, usually at the nodes, often clustered; peduncle slender, bracteate. Involucral bracts in 2 to 3 series; outer ovate, ovate-lanceolate or ovate-oblong; 1-2 x 3-5 mm inner linear or linear-lanceolate or linear-oblong, 12-14 x 1-2 mm. Ligules yellow. Anthers yellowish. Achenes pale, 4-6 mm long, columnar, thickly ribbed. Pappus yellowish-white, 6-7 mm long, deciduous, slender.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
June-September
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District(s):
Alappuzha, Kasaragode, Kannur, Malappuram, Kozhikkode, Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Sandy river banks and waste lands along sea coasts
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Distribution:
India and Pakistan
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Yellow
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
200-800
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Localities:
Elimala, Muzhapplangad, Kumbla, Manjeswar, Ezhimala, Ambalapuzha
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