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sow thistles
Sonchus
Sonchus is a genus of flowering plants in the dandelion tribe within the sunflower family.
40 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Common Sow-thistle
speciesSonchus oleraceus
prickly sowthistle
speciesSonchus asper
Perennial Sow Thistle
speciesSonchus arvensis
slender sowthistle
speciesSonchus tenerrimus
Dendrosonchus
subgenusDendrosonchus
Palustres
subgenusPalustres
Tuberous Hawk's-beard
speciesSonchus bulbosus
bitter sow-thistle
speciesSonchus wightianus
dune thistle
speciesSonchus megalocarpus
New Zealand sow thistle
speciesSonchus kirkii
Seashore sowthistle
speciesSonchus brachyotus
Sonchus maritimus
speciesSonchus maritimus
kirkianella
speciesSonchus novae-zelandiae
Origosonchus
subgenusOrigosonchus
Dendroseris
subgenusDendroseris
Chatham Island Sow Thistle
speciesSonchus grandifolius
Sonchus aquatilis
speciesSonchus aquatilis
Sonchus hydrophilus
speciesSonchus hydrophilus
Sonchus microcephalus
speciesSonchus microcephalus
Sonchus crassifolius
speciesSonchus crassifolius
Sonchus pustulatus
speciesSonchus pustulatus
Sonchus brachylobus
speciesSonchus brachylobus
Sonchus bourgeaui
speciesSonchus bourgeaui
Sonchus suberosus
speciesSonchus suberosus
Sonchus gigas
speciesSonchus gigas
Sonchus transcaspicus
speciesSonchus transcaspicus
Sonchus malayanus
speciesSonchus malayanus
Sonchus masguindalii
speciesSonchus masguindalii
Sonchus hotha
speciesSonchus hotha
Sonchus fragilis
speciesSonchus fragilis
Sonchus macrocarpus
speciesSonchus macrocarpus
Sonchus mauritanicus
speciesSonchus mauritanicus
Sonchus jacottetianus
speciesSonchus jacottetianus
Sonchus jainii
speciesSonchus jainii
Sonchus maculigerus
speciesSonchus maculigerus
Sonchus × rotundilobus
hybridSonchus × rotundilobus
Sonchus × novocastellanus
hybridSonchus × novocastellanus
Sonchus × prudhommei
hybridSonchus × prudhommei
Sonchus briquetianus
speciesSonchus briquetianus
Sonchus araraticus
speciesSonchus araraticus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
History of Rare Plants Observed in Pannonia
Carolus Clusius · 1583 · p.656
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.708
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.709
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.707
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.706
On Medical Materials in Six Books
Dioscorides · 1550 · p.292
On Medical Materials in Six Books
Dioscorides · 1550 · p.292
De medicinali materia libri sex
Dioscorides · 1552 · p.300
De medicinali materia libri sex
Dioscorides · 1552 · p.300
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.405
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.405
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.668
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Sonchus in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 53270.