Launaea nudicaulis explained

Launaea nudicaulis, commonly known as the bold-leaf launaea, is a species of plant native to an area from Spain in the west through North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and western Asia to India in the east, including the Negev and Judean desert.^[1] In India it is known under a common name bhatal and is found in Hazara, Mansehra, Multan, Rawalpindi and Scinde districts of Punjab and Lahore.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Bailey. Clinton. Danin. Avinoam . Bedouin Plant Utilization in Sinai and the Negev . Economic Botany . 35 . 2 . 154 . Springer on behalf of New York Botanical Garden Press . 4254272. 1981. 10.1007/BF02858682 . 27839209 .
2. A note on Indian wheat-rusts. Records of the Botanical Survey of India. Botanical Survey of India. 1. 1. 1893. Calcutta, India.