Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

Asteraceae / Compositae
Launaea procumbens (Roxb.) Rammaya & Rajagopal.
English name:
Local name: Sindhi- Bhattar, Bhatar, Urdu- Bhattal, Punjabi-
Pili-dodak.
Description:
An annual or perennial 15-50 cm long herb with milky juice, branches prostrate and
yellow heads, about 1.5 to 2.5 cm across. Basal leaves radically arranged toothed
at the margins and without petiole while the upper leaves comparatively small in
size. Achenes (seeds) very minute about 2-3 mm attached with long soft white hairs
(pappus).
Flowering Period:
March to May and October to December.
Habitat:
Widespread weed of the plains, open grassy slops, and
lower hills, near irrigated parts of lands, mostly grows
in moist soil.
Uses:
Leaves applied to the head of children in fever. Used for
painful urination and gonorrhoea. The plant have very
beautiful yellow flowers hence can be used as
ornamental plant in lawns and gardens.
Distribution:
All over India and Pakistan.
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