Taxon:  Launaea intybacea (Jacq.) Beauverd



Summary
Genus:
Launaea
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Cichorioideae
Tribe:
Cichorieae
Subtribe:
Hyoseridinae
Nomen number:
458710
Place of publication:
Bull. Soc. Bot. Genève sér. 2, 2:114.  1910
Verified:
02/24/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (3  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Lactuca intybacea Jacq.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78:1-581.
  2. Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
  3. Arechavaleta, M. et al., eds. 2005. Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
  4. Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago. Note: treats as Lactuca intybacea Jacq.
  5. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  6. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  7. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
  8. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  9. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. Note: treats as Lactuca intybacea Jacq.
  10. Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
  11. Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
  12. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaCabo Verde  Arechavaleta, M. et al., eds. 2005. Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEritrea  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSomalia  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaBotswana  Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaNamibia  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaTransvaal Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGambia  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGhana  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. Note: treats as Lactuca intybacea Jacq.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMauritania  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNiger  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSenegal  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanComoros  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanSeychelles  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaOman  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaSaudi Arabia  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaUnited Arab Emirates  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaYemen  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
4NaturalizedNorthern America Mexico  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanAnguilla  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanAntigua and Barbuda  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBahamas  Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago. Note: treats as Lactuca intybacea Jacq.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominican Republic  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHaiti  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMontserrat  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanNetherlands Antilles  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Vincent and Grenadines  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and Tobago  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesVirgin Islands, U.S. Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanVirgin Islands (British)  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
Native
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Cabo Verde
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ghana, Gambia, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Mozambique
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, Namibia, South Africa [Transvaal]
Naturalized
Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Comoros, Madagascar, Seychelles
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: United Arab Emirates, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
  • WESTERN ASIA: Iran
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
  • REGION: Mexico
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Anguilla, Netherlands Antilles, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Trinidad and Tobago, United States [Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, U.S.], St. Vincent and Grenadines, Virgin Islands (British)
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Guatemala
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Peru

Reference(s)
  1. Arechavaleta, M. et al., eds. 2005. Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
  2. Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago. Note: treats as Lactuca intybacea Jacq.
  3. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  4. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
  5. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  6. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. Note: treats as Lactuca intybacea Jacq.
  7. Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weed  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:248-259.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=458710. Accessed 12 May 2026.