Jangi Gobi / Creeping Launea
Launaea procumbens
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- January-October
How to identify Jangi Gobi
Identify Jangi Gobi by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: January-October.
- In India, compare location records such as Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Asteraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Jangi Gobi.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Launaea procumbens
- Genus
- Launaea
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Sandy areas
- Distribution
- India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Egypt, Iran
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Punjab
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Jangi Gobi itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Head
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Jangi Gobi itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Jangi gobi
- Marathi
- पाथरी Pathari
About Jangi Gobi
A member of the Asteraceae family, Creeping Launea (Launaea procumbens) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and 5 other states. It grows in sandy areas. Flowering and fruiting run from January to October.
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Jangi Gobi belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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