Sonchus oleraceus Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 7682

Sonchus oleraceus L.

Common sow thistle, Common sowthistle, Sow thistle

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CalPhotos / Calflora

Sonchus oleraceus, a dicot, is an annual herb that is not native to California; it was introduced from elsewhere and naturalized in the wild.


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Family:	ASTERACEAE
Genus:	Sonchus

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places

Wetlands: Occurs in non wetlands

Habitat: disturbed

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

More information about Sonchus oleraceus


Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images	UC Integrated Pest Management Weed Photo Gallery (profile of this plant as an agricultural weed) Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria ITIS Original Publication citation USDA PLANTS Profile (SOOL)	Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) website references from Google

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jan 18, 2019).