Flower head; The Burren, Clare, Ireland; 8/2012 © Jörn Germer
Flower head, side view; The Burren, Clare, Ireland; 8/2012 © Jörn Germer
Upper and lower surface of leaf; The Burren, Clare, Ireland; 8/2012 © Jörn Germer
Habit; The Burren, Clare, Ireland; 8/2012 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 1995 Date of entry: 24.08.2012 Last update: 11.01.2020
Kingdom: Plantae (2595)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2492)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2107)
Order: Asterales (218)
Family: Asteraceae (217)(family description)
Genus: Sonchus (2)
Epithet: arvensis L. (11)
arvensis => growing in fields
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb
Flower colour: yellow
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