Launaea cervicornis is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the Balearic Islands.[1] It is found exclusively in coastal shrublands, where it is a keystone species.[2]
Launaea cervicornis | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Launaea |
Species: | L. cervicornis
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Binomial name | |
Launaea cervicornis | |
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References
edit- ^ a b "Launaea cervicornis (Boiss.) Font Quer & Rothm". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ Llorens, Ll; Gil, L.; Boira, H. (2009). "Reproductive biology of Launaea cervicornis: A keystone species of the Balearic coastal shrublands". Flora - Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants. 204 (6): 456–462. doi:10.1016/j.flora.2008.05.007.