Launaea procumbens
(Roxb.) Ramayya & Rajagopal
Creeping launaea
AsteraceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
Young leaves are cooked as a vegetable or eaten fresh.
Where to Find It
It is a warm temperate plant.
Africa, Asia, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central Asia, Himalayas, Ethiopia, India, Middle East, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Yemen,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Angola, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Bahrain, Burundi, Benin, Brunei, Bhutan, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, China, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Georgia, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Comoros, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Myanmar, Mongolia, Mauritania, Mauritius, Maldives, Malawi, Malaysia, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sudan, Singapore, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Syria, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Taiwan, Tanzania, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 30-60 cm tall. The stems are smooth and branched. The plant secretes a yellow juice. The leaves are long and 5-25 cm long. The come from the roots and have a yellow edge and spiny teeth. The flower heads are yellow and 1-2 cm across.
Names & Synonyms
Alakoo, Bhathala, Bhattar, Dodak, Dodhk, Fusih, Hawa, Hund, Pathari, Pathri, Shantrazi, Sondrashi
References (9)
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- Devarkar, V. D., et al, 2011, Dietary and Medicinal Significance of Wild Vegetables from Osmanabad Region, Maharashtra (India). Life sciences Leaflets 11:317-332.
- Khayde, M. S., et al, 2009, Wild Edible Plants Used by the tribes of Akole Tahasil of Ahmednagar District (MS), India. Ethnobotanical Leaflets 13:1328-36 (different authority L.)
- Majeed, M., et al, 2021, Gathered Wild Food Plants among Diverse Religious Groups in Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan. Foods 2021, 10, 594.
- Mandaville, J. P., 2004, Bedouin ethnobotany: Plant concepts and plant use in a desert pastoral world. PhD thesis University of Arizona. p 160
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