Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sonchus arvensis var. glabrescens
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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Generally speaking, sowthistles resemble yellow-flowered wild lettuces (genus Lactuca), but the heads are much broader. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sonchus arvensis ssp. uliginosus
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Sonchus arvensis ssp. uliginosus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Sonchus arvensis ssp. uliginosus
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-08-001:
Sonchus arvensis FAMILY Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Sonchus uliginosus
COMMON NAME:
Field Sowthistle, Perennial Sowthistle
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_sonchus_arvensis2
August Rensselaer County NY
Heads 30-50mm across in flower. Phyllaries and peduncles glabrous, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_sonchus_arvensis3
August Rensselaer County NY
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sonchus arvensis var. glabrescens
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sonchus arvensis ssp. uliginosus
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Sonchus arvensis ssp. uliginosus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Sonchus arvensis ssp. uliginosus
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-08-001:
Sonchus arvensis
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Sonchus uliginosus
3847
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
Rare in NC Mountains (waifs in SC Coastal Plain)
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This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Rays: Yellow
Disc: Absent
Inferior ovary
Ray flowers bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Dark brown
Achene
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