Launaea cornuta (Hochst. ex Oliv. & Hiern) C. Jeffrey

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Launaea cornuta

Picture: Bart Wursten
Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve

Launaea cornuta

Picture: Bart Wursten
Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve

Launaea cornuta

Picture: Bart Wursten
Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve

Launaea cornuta

Picture: Mark Hyde
Gumani Hill, Humani Ranch

Launaea cornuta

Picture: Mark Hyde
Gumani Hill, Humani Ranch

Launaea cornuta

Picture: Mark Hyde
Gumani Hill, Humani Ranch

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Synonyms: Sonchus cornutus Hochst. ex Oliv. & Hiern
Sonchus exauriculatus (Oliv. & Hiern) O. Hoffm.
Common names:
Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Erect perennial or long-lived annual growing from a semi-woody rootstock. Stem up to 1.7m, hollow, branched above or sometimes from the base. Leaves sessile, linear to narrowly elliptic, sometimes with 1-3 pairs of lobes near the base; midrib prominent beneath. Capitula numerous in a lax, branched panicle. Florets 10-25 per capitulum, yellow.
Type location:
Sudan
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: cornuta: horned
Habitat: On alluvial soils and disturbed ground along rivers and roadsides.
Altitude range:
Flowering time:Aug - Sep
Worldwide distribution: Widespread in subsaharan Africa and Madagascar
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): N,C,E,S
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Lk
Growth form(s):
Endemic status:
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Literature:

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 26.

Pope, G.V. (1992). Compositae Flora Zambesiaca 6(1) Pages 216 - 220. (Includes a picture).

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Launaea cornuta
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Launaea cornuta
JSTOR Plant Science: Launaea cornuta
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Launaea cornuta
Plants of the World Online: Launaea cornuta
Tropicos: Launaea cornuta
Wikipedia: Launaea cornuta


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Launaea cornuta.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=162080, retrieved 28 March 2024

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