FOR VALIDATION :: ¿ Launaea procumbens (Roxb.) Ramayya & Rajagopal ? :: Kalsubai Harishchandragad WLS :: Apr 6, 2026 · 11:20 AM IST

[Dinesh Valke]

FOR VALIDATION :: ¿ Launaea procumbens (Roxb.) Ramayya & Rajagopal ? Kalsubai Harishchandragad WLS :: Apr 6, 2026 · 11:20 AM IST Kothale, Akole, Ahilyanagar, average altitude 600 m asl

Regards. Dinesh

[J.M. Garg]

Hi, Dinesh ji,

What are the keys in Flora of Maharashtra?

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With regards,
J.M.Garg, 
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[Dinesh Valke]

Many thanks Garg ji for asking for the keys to Launaea spp. in Maharashtra - it made me relook at my suggested ID.

My posted plant should be Launaea acaulis (Roxb.) Babc. ex Kerr

Here are the keys that I asked Google AI to generate - 

Dichotomous Key to Launaea Species in Maharashtra 

1a. Plant margins closely and sharply toothed with distinct, firm, white cartilaginous teeth; plant stems prostrate or decumbent but never rooting at nodes; exudate juice is yellow-orange -- Launaea procumbens
1b. Plant leaf margins - entire or finely toothed, lacking white cartilaginous teeth; plant juices typically milky white. -- (Go to 2) 

2a. Stems highly reduced or absent (acaulescent / stemless); leaves entirely clustered in a dense basal rosette; flower heads borne vertically on tall, erect, unbranched or sparingly branched naked scapes; found inland in grasslands, deciduous forests, or basaltic plateaus -- Launaea acaulis
2b. Stems long, whip-like, trailing, and proactively rooting at the nodes to produce secondary leaf clusters; flower heads solitary or few, sitting directly at the nodes; strictly restricted to sandy maritime coastlines and beaches -- Launaea sarmentosa 

Regards.

Dinesh