Launaea procumbens(Roxb.) Ramayya & Rajagopal

WFO wfo-0000026949 Accepted WFO 2026-06 3 photographs CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–c · 1 observation

This species has been photographed under an open licence only 1 time, so some figures below are different views of the same plant, taken on the same day, rather than different individuals. They are usually different parts of it: the leaf, the flower, the bark.

Launaea procumbens, photographed by Jacky Judas
fig. a Jacky Judas, CC BY 4.0 / 2019-04-13 / obs. 34803544
Launaea procumbens, photographed by Jacky Judas
fig. b Jacky Judas, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 34803553
Launaea procumbens, photographed by Jacky Judas
fig. c Jacky Judas, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 34803563

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Native range 25 botanical countries

Regions where Launaea procumbens is native: Egypt, Afghanistan, China North-Central, China South-Central, Gulf States, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Xinjiang, Yemen, Assam, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya EgyptAfghanistanChina North-CentralChina South-CentralGulf StatesInner MongoliaIranIraqKazakhstanKuwaitOmanSaudi ArabiaSinaiTadzhikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanXinjiangYemenAssamEast HimalayaIndiaMyanmarNepalPakistanWest Himalaya
Native distribution of Launaea procumbens, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Afghanistan AFG ASIA-TEMPERATE
China North-Central CHN
China South-Central CHC
Gulf States GST
Inner Mongolia CHI
Iran IRN
Iraq IRQ
Kazakhstan KAZ
Kuwait KUW
Oman OMA
Saudi Arabia SAU
Sinai SIN
Tadzhikistan TZK
Turkmenistan TKM
Uzbekistan UZB
Xinjiang CHX
Yemen YEM
Assam ASS ASIA-TROPICAL
East Himalaya EHM
India IND
Myanmar MYA
Nepal NEP
Pakistan PAK
West Himalaya WHM
Egypt EGY AFRICA

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 14 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Brachyramphus obtusus DC.
  • Launaea fallax (Jaub. & Spach) Kuntze
  • Launaea procumbens (Roxb.) Amin
  • Microrhynchus arabicus Jaub. & Spach
  • Microrhynchus fallax Jaub. & Spach
  • Microrhynchus patens DC.
  • Paramicrorhynchus procumbens (Roxb.) Kirp.
  • Prenanthes procumbens Roxb.
  • Sonchus lakouensis S.Y.Hu
  • Sonchus leucodon Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex Ledeb.
  • Sonchus mairei H.Lév.
  • Youngia alashanica H.C.Fu
  • Zollikoferia leucodon Kar.
  • Zollikoferia leucodon Fisch. & C.A.Mey.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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