Sonchus oleraceus L.
Sow thistle, common sow thistle, common sowthistle
Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
Order | Asterales | Flowering plants with a central disk flower and surrounding petals, like daisies |
Family | Asteraceae | The aster family, which also includes daisies and sunflowers; from the Greek ἀστήρ, “star,” for the star-shaped flowers |
Genus | Sonchus | Greek for “sowthistle” |
Species | oleraceus | Resembling garden herbs or vegetables used in cooking |
About plant names...
[An article has not been written yet.]
8/2/2008 · Flying Mountain, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 3 × 2″ (7.9 × 5.3 cm) ID is uncertain
7/5/2021 · Curtis Farm Preserve, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 3 × 4½″ (7.5 × 11 cm)
7/5/2021 · Curtis Farm Preserve, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 3 × 4½″ (7.5 × 11 cm)
7/17/2009 · Mt. Lebanon St, Trail, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 3 × 2″ (8.4 × 5.6 cm) ID is uncertain
9/29/2013 · Compass Harbor, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 9 × 6″ (22 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain
2/24/2010 · Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 15 cm)
9/29/2013 · Compass Harbor, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 10 × 7″ (25 × 16 cm) ID is uncertain
Sonchus oleraceus description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 7 Oct 2021.
© FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved.
|
|
7/27/2015 · Two Lights, Cape Elizabeth, Maine · ≈ 2½ × 1¾″ (6.9 × 4.6 cm)
7/17/2009 · Mt. Lebanon St, Trail, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 9 × 6″ (22 × 14 cm) ID is uncertain
9/29/2013 · Compass Harbor, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 10 × 7″ (25 × 16 cm) ID is uncertain
7/27/2015 · Two Lights, Cape Elizabeth, Maine · ≈ 3 × 2″ (8.3 × 5.6 cm)
7/5/2021 · Curtis Farm Preserve, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 5 × 3″ (12 × 8.4 cm)
7/27/2015 · Two Lights, Cape Elizabeth, Maine · ≈ 4 × 2½″ (9.9 × 6.6 cm)
2/24/2010 · Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California · ≈ 10 × 7″ (26 × 17 cm)
2/24/2010 · Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California · ≈ 17 × 11″ (43 × 28 cm)
Range:
About this map...
|