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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 |
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8/2/2008 · Flying Mountain, Bar Harbor, Maine
≈ 2½ × 2" (6.1 × 5.3 cm)  ID is uncertain 
7/5/2021 · Curtis Farm Preserve, Harpswell, Maine
≈ 3 × 3½" (7.5 × 9.8 cm)
7/5/2021 · Curtis Farm Preserve, Harpswell, Maine
≈ 3 × 4½" (7.5 × 11 cm)
7/17/2009 · Mt. Lebanon St, Trail, Pepperell, Massachusetts
≈ 1¼ × 1¾" (3.6 × 4.7 cm) ID is uncertain
9/29/2013 · Compass Harbor, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine
≈ 5 × 5" (12 × 12 cm) ID is uncertain
2/24/2010 · Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California
≈ 6 × 4½" (14 × 12 cm)
9/29/2013 · Compass Harbor, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine
≈ 7 × 6" (18 × 14 cm) ID is uncertain
Sonchus oleraceus description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 7 Oct 2021.
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7/27/2015 · Two Lights, Cape Elizabeth, Maine
≈ 2 × 1¾" (5.6 × 4.6 cm)
7/17/2009 · Mt. Lebanon St, Trail, Pepperell, Massachusetts
≈ 3 × 3½" (7.7 × 9.6 cm) ID is uncertain
9/29/2013 · Compass Harbor, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine
≈ 8 × 7" (20 × 16 cm) ID is uncertain
7/27/2015 · Two Lights, Cape Elizabeth, Maine
≈ 2½ × 2" (7.3 × 5.3 cm)
7/5/2021 · Curtis Farm Preserve, Harpswell, Maine
≈ 4 × 3" (10 × 7.4 cm)
7/27/2015 · Two Lights, Cape Elizabeth, Maine
≈ 4 × 2½" (9.9 × 6.6 cm)
2/24/2010 · Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California
≈ 7 × 6" (17 × 14 cm)
2/24/2010 · Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California
≈ 9 × 10" (24 × 25 cm)
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