Calflora Taxon Report
Sonchus oleraceus  L.
Common sow thistle, Common sowthistle, Sow thistle
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2019 Diane Etchison
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2024 Ron Vanderhoff
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2026 Mike Russler
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2014 Bryan Derr
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2019 jamesparham /
James Parham
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2024 dlbowls
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2012 Demo Calflora
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2016 Andrew Longman
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2024 Mike Russler
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2024 Mike Russler
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2024 Ron Vanderhoff
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2023 Ron Vanderhoff
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2023 Donald Burk
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Sonchus oleraceus is an annual herb that is not native to California.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Genus: Sonchus
Family: Asteraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Wetlands: Occurs in non wetlands

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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