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Botanical Name Plant's Common Name Plant Family

MH126 : Launaea procumbens (Roxb.) Ramayya & Rajagopal.

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Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : 266  
Class : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order : Asterales
Family : Asteraceae / Compositae - Aster family
Genus : Launaea Cass. - launaea
Species : Launaea procumbens
Plant Location in Melghat : Very common in stream and river beds,open grasslands,shade of walls,on forest floor etc  
Plant Category : Herbs  
Plant's Current Status : -  
Plant Family : Compositae  
 
Plant Common Name : Pathri, Creeping Launaea, Jangi gobi,
 
Synonym : Launaea fallax (Jaub. & Spach) Kuntze
Microrhynchus fallax Jaub. & Spach
Zollikoferia fallax (Jaub. & Spach) Boiss.
Description : Creeping Launaea is a perennial herb, 30-60 cm tall. It has smooth, branched stem. The whole plant secretes a yellow juice. Long leaves, 5-25 cm, arise from the roots, have white margins and are spinous toothed. Yellow flower-heads are 1-1.5 cm across, and occur either singly or in small racemes on short stalks along the branches. Flowering: November-December.
 
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Reference : ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID :