Launaea rarifolia
A species in the Asteraceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Launaea
- Species
- Launaea rarifolia
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1962
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Launaea rarifolia. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
16 synonyms in this snapshot
- Brachyramphus nudicaulisName author: Klatt
- Lactuca paucifloraName author: (Baker) Humbert
- Lactuca stenocephalaName author: Baker
- Lactuca varianiiName author: I.M.Johnst.
- Lactuca welwitschiiName author: Scott Elliot
- Launaea fischeriName author: (O.Hoffm.) Boulos
- Launaea macerName author: (S.Moore) Boulos
- Launaea macraName author: (S.Moore) Boulos
- Launaea paucifloraName author: (Baker) Humbert & Boulos
- Sonchus fischeriName author: O.Hoffm.
- Sonchus laniferName author: Dinter
- Sonchus macerName author: S.Moore
- Sonchus pauciflorusName author: Baker
- Sonchus rarifoliusName author: Oliv. & Hiern
- Sonchus welwitschiiName author: (Scott-Elliot) Chiov. ex S.Moore
- Sonchus welwitschiiName author: (Scott-Elliot) Chiov.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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