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Sonchus oleraceus - Flower head - Click to enlarge!

Flower head; Celeirós, Braga, Portugal; 5/2006 © Jörn Germer

Sonchus oleraceus - Terminal flower heads - Click to enlarge!

Terminal flower heads; Celeirós, Braga, Portugal; 4/2006 © Jörn Germer

Sonchus oleraceus - Top and lower side of leaf - Click to enlarge!

Top and lower side of leaf; Celeirós, Braga, Portugal; 4/2006 © Jörn Germer

Sonchus oleraceus - Lower part of leaf embracing the stem with two pointed lobes - Click to enlarge!

Lower part of leaf embracing the stem with two pointed lobes; Celeirós, Braga, Portugal; 5/2006 © Jörn Germer

Sonchus oleraceus - Habit - Click to enlarge!

Habit; Celeirós, Braga, Portugal; 5/2006 © Jörn Germer

Dataset

Identifier: 334
Date of entry: 09.05.2006
Last update: 11.01.2020

Common name

English: Annual Sowthistle, Common Sowthistle

German: Kohl-Gänsedistel

Mandarin: 苦苣菜 (ku ju cai)

Portuguese: Serralha-Branca

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Asterales (229)

        Family: Asteraceae (228)(family description)

          Genus: Sonchus (2)

            Epithet: oleraceus L. (1)

oleraceus => edible garden herb

Characteristics

Climate: temperate

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: yellow

External links

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