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Marsh Sow-thistle

Sonchus palustris

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 1,067, February 788, March 1,234, April 1,942, May 2,800, June 3,053, July 3,267, August 2,810, September 2,063, October 1,540, November 841, December 658.
United States22,065
Alaska22,063
Russia617
Ukraine457
Germany177
Kyiv Oblast128
Kursk Oblast125
Cherkasy Oblast114
Samara Oblast114
Denmark112

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
Genussow thistles · Sonchus

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