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Sonchus L.
Sow thistle
| 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” |
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Sonchus description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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Sow thistle (Sonchus) · 9/18/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine
≈ 4½ × 3" (11 × 7.9 cm)  Species not yet identified 
Sow thistle (Sonchus) · 9/18/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine
≈ 2½ × 1¾" (6.3 × 5 cm) Species not yet identified
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