Launaea cervicornis

Launaea cervicornis
	Flowers
	Habitat
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Launaea
Species:	L. cervicornis
Binomial name
	Launaea cervicornis; (Boiss.) Font Quer & Rothm.
Synonyms
	Prenanthes cervicornisBoiss.; Sonchus cervicornisNyman; Sonchus spinosus var. cervicornis(Boiss.) Lange;

Last updated February 12, 2025

Launaea cervicornis is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the Balearic Islands.^[1] It is found exclusively in coastal shrublands, where it is a keystone species.^[2]

Habit

References

1 2 "Launaea cervicornis (Boiss.) Font Quer & Rothm". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 24 April 2023.
↑ Llorens, Ll; Gil, L.; Boira, H. (2009). "Reproductive biology of Launaea cervicornis: A keystone species of the Balearic coastal shrublands". Flora - Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants. 204 (6): 456–462. doi:10.1016/j.flora.2008.05.007.

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[POWO_228999-1-1] 1 2 "Launaea cervicornis (Boiss.) Font Quer & Rothm". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 24 April 2023.

[2] Llorens, Ll; Gil, L.; Boira, H. (2009). "Reproductive biology of Launaea cervicornis: A keystone species of the Balearic coastal shrublands". Flora - Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants. 204 (6): 456–462. doi:10.1016/j.flora.2008.05.007.

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