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Asteraceae

Launaea arborescens (Batt.) Murb.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Launaea

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Launaea arborescens: Launaea arborescens from Cabo de Palos (Cartagena, Spain).
Photo: Retama, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)
Arabic
حوة شجيرية
arz
حوه شجيريه
Dutch
Ärtsoppsbuske
German
Strauch-Dornlattich
Spanish
Cardaviejo, Escarramoña, Jadionda, Papirondo, Papoburrero, Papovieja, Paraviejo, Pincho jediente
Swedish
Ärtsoppsbuske

Synonyms

  • Launaea freyniana (Huter, Porta & Rigo ex Porta) Pau
  • Launaea melanostigma Pett.
  • Prenanthes spinosa T.E.Bowdich
  • Sonchus freynianus Huter, Porta & Rigo ex Huter
  • Sonchus freynianus Huter, Porta & Rigo ex Porta
  • Zollikoferia arborescens Batt.
  • Zollikoferia arborescens var. arborescens
  • Zollikoferia arborescens var. cerastina Chabert

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.