NameThatPlant.net: Sonchus arvensis var. glabrescens

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_ Go to FSUS key

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_

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-08-001:

Sonchus arvensis FAMILY Asteraceae_

COMMON NAME:
Field Sowthistle, Perennial Sowthistle

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_

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-08-001:
Sonchus arvensis FAMILY Asteraceae_

3847

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Europe

Rare in NC Mountains (waifs in SC Coastal Plain)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

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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