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Launaea taraxacifolia - Flower head - Click to enlarge!

Flower head; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 10/2009 © Jörn Germer

Launaea taraxacifolia - Inflorescence - Click to enlarge!

Inflorescence; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 2/2007 © Jörn Germer

Launaea taraxacifolia - Inflorescence from below - Click to enlarge!

Inflorescence from below; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 2/2007 © Jörn Germer

Launaea taraxacifolia - Inflorescence side view - Click to enlarge!

Inflorescence side view; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 2/2007 © Jörn Germer

Launaea taraxacifolia - Infructescence - Click to enlarge!

Infructescence; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 10/2009 © Jörn Germer

Launaea taraxacifolia - Upper and lower surface of leaf - Click to enlarge!

Upper and lower surface of leaf; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 10/2009 © Jörn Germer

Launaea taraxacifolia - Upper and lower surfaces of leaf - Click to enlarge!

Upper and lower surfaces of leaf; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 2/2007 © Jörn Germer

Launaea taraxacifolia - Habit - Click to enlarge!

Habit; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 10/2009 © Jörn Germer

Dataset

Identifier: 679
Date of entry: 22.12.2007
Last update: 11.01.2020

Common name

English: Wild lettuce

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Asterales (229)

        Family: Asteraceae (228)(family description)

          Genus: Launaea (2)

            Epithet: taraxacifolia (Willd.) Amin ex C.Jeffrey (1)

Synonyms: Lactuca taraxacifolia (Willd.) Hornem. , Sonchus taraxacifolius Willd.

taraxacifolia => having leaves like Taraxacum, the Dandelion

taraxacifolius => having leaves like Taraxacum, the Dandelion

Characteristics

Climate: tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: yellow

External links

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