Asteraceae
Launaea

Launaea angustifolia (Desf.) Kuntze

First published in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 351 (1891)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. & E. Medit. to S. Iraq and Arabian Peninsula. It is an annual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Tunisia, Yemen

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ghazanfar, S.A., Edmondson, J.R. & Hind, D.J.N. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Iraq 6: 1-458. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.

Flora of Iraq

  • Abdulridha, Taha & Wedad, Ecol. & Fl. Basra: 215 (2016)
  • Boulos & Hind in Fl. Egypt 3: 295 (2002)
  • Collenette, Wild Flow. Saudi Arabia: 200 (1999)
  • Dinsmore in Post, Fl. Syria, Palest. & Sinai ed. 2, 2: 149 (1933)
  • Feinbrun-Dothan, Fl. Palaest. 3: 431 (1978)
  • Kilian in Englera 17: 361 (1997)
  • O.Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 350 (1891)
  • Rawi in Dep. Agr. Iraq Tech. Bull. 14: 119 (1964)
  • Rechinger, Fl. Lowland Iraq: 675 (1964)
  • Taifour & El-Oqlah, Pl. Jordan Ann. Checkl.: 44 (2017).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1955 Schimper, G.H.W. [s.n.] Palestine K000808060 Unknown Type Material Yes
{Guest; Rawi; Rechinger} [18741] K002034325 No
Rawi; Gillett [6148] K002034328 No
{Mrs. V. Dickson} [406] K002034341 No
Balansa, B. [1015] Algeria K002034730 Yes
Boulos, L.; Cope, T.A. [17645] K002034342 No
Watson, G.A. [s.n.] K002034320 No
Kralik, L. [267] Algeria K002034731 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [2437] K002034317 No
{Guest; Rawi; Rechinger} [18929] K002034326 No
Maw, G. [s.n.] Algeria K002034726 Yes
Jamin, P. [263] Algeria K002034732 Yes
{Guest; Rawi; Rechinger} [16954] K002034327 No
Collenette, I.S. [4111] K002034318 No
Alizzi; Omar, S. [34981] K002034330 No
Keith [558] Libya K002034725 Yes
Keith [562] Libya K002034728 Yes
Rawi; Gillett [6315] K002034322 No
Khatib; Alizzi [33476] K002034329 No
Cosson, E. [1[8]5] Algeria K002034729 Yes
{Al- Kaisi; Hamad, K.; Hamid, H.} [48579] K002034319 No
Pampanini, R. [9166] Libya K002034727 Yes
Rechinger, K.H. [8571] K002034331 No
s.coll. [42190] K002034324 No
Collenette, I.S. [4036] K002034316 No
Karim, F.; Noori, M.; Hamid, H.; Kadhim, H. [40063] K002034321 No
Collenette, I.S. [4109] K001730305 No
Alizzi; Omar, S. [35579] K002034323 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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