Sonchus

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sowthistle

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Other common names

hawkweed, milk thistle

Synonyms

Dendroseris
Sventenia
Aetheorhiza
Taeckholmia

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Botanical Details

Family
Asteraceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Genus
Sonchus are mostly annuals with a few perennials and rarely a shrub. Most produce a basal rosette of deeply-toothed leaves, upright stems with clasping leaves and yellow, dandelion-like flowers
Name Status
Correct