Launaea resedifolia No English name
Launaea is a genus named after a French Lawyer and naturalist Jean Claude Michel Mordant de Launay and are typically plants found in the drier regions of Africa and Asia. This part of Spain is classed as Europe's desert region so xerophilous plants like this one with green stems and a few leaves on the lower parts of the stems, are at home in its dry, stony habitats.
Verge and layby in hills near Mojácar, Spain 19th March 2007
Added on March 25th 2010