''Launaea gorgadensis'' is a species of flowering plants of the family
Asteraceae
The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...
. The species is endemic to
Cape Verde
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[Oromí, Martín, Zurita & Cabrera, 2005 : ]
Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: Hongos, Plantas y Animales Terrestres.
' Gobierno de Canarias, Consejería de Medio Ambiente y Ordenación Territorial, p. 41 It is listed as a critically endangered plant by the IUCN.
Distribution
The species is found in the northwest of
Cape Verde
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, in the islands of
Santo Antão,
São Vicente and
São Nicolau.
[ The plant occurs between elevation. It is a mesophyte plant which grows in sub-humid and semi-arid areas.]
References
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gorgadensis
Endemic flora of Cape Verde
Flora of Santo Antão, Cape Verde
Flora of São Nicolau, Cape Verde
Flora of São Vicente, Cape Verde