Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Genus: Sonchus (Sowthistle)

Synonyms

Related species

Sonchus palustris L. - Marsh Sow-Thistle
Sonchus arvensis L. - Perennial Sow-Thistle
Sonchus oleraceus L. - Smooth Sow-Thistle
Sonchus asper (L.) Hill - Prickly Sow-Thistle

Traits

30–100 cm tall, annual, with latex. inflorescence: capitula (with involucres). capitula: only with ray-flowers. involucral bracts: glabrous to sparsely hirsute. flowers: yellowish. ray-flowers: 5‑dentate. fruits: cross-section flattened, with 3 longitudinal ribs on e...

You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.

Distribution in Germany

Legend

	Natural, established occurences
	Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Links

• BRC.UK (english)
• wiki (english)
• Floraweb (deutsch)
• inflora.CH (deutsch)
• wiki (deutsch)
• Tela Botanica (français)
• inflora.CH (français)
• wiki (français)
• inflora.CH (italiano)