Launaea sarmentosa

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|genus = Launaea

|species = sarmentosa

|authority = (Willd.) Sch.Bip. ex Kuntze

|synonyms =

• Launaea bellidifolia Cass.
• Launaea pinnatifida Cass.
• Microrhynchus dregeanus DC.
• Prenanthes sarmentosa Willd.

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Launaea sarmentosa is a perennial herb species in the family Asteraceae.{{cite web|title=Launaea sarmentosa (Willd.) Sch. Bip. ex Kuntze|work=Flora Zambezica|url=http://apps.kew.org/efloras/namedetail.do?qry=namelist&flora=fz&taxon=5013&nameid=12122|accessdate=30 March 2011}} It is native to coastal areas in Africa (east coast), Madagascar, the Seychelles, Mauritius, India, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Southeast Asia. It is naturalized in Western Australia.{{FloraBase|name= Launaea sarmentosa (Willd.) Kuntze|id=8098 }}[http://www.hear.org/gcw/species/launaea_sarmentosa/ Launaea sarmentosa (Asteraceae)], Global Compendium of Weeds, accessed 30 March 2011