Launaea arborescens explained

Launaea arborescens is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.

Taxonomy

The species was first described by Jules Aimé Battandier in 1888 as Zollikoferia arborescens. It was transferred to Launaea in 1923 by Svante Samuel Murbeck.

Distribution

The species occurs in Spain, the Canary Islands, Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania and Cape Verde.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Oromí, Martín, Zurita & Cabrera, 2005 : Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: Hongos, Plantas y Animales Terrestres. Gobierno de Canarias, Consejería de Medio Ambiente y Ordenación Territorial, p. 41