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Common Sow-thistle
Sonchus oleraceus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
prickly sowthistleSonchus asper
Perennial Sow ThistleSonchus arvensis
common dandelionTaraxacum officinale
slender sowthistleSonchus tenerrimus
prickly lettuceLactuca serriola
common groundselSenecio vulgaris
bristly oxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
New Zealand Sow ThistleSonchus kirkii
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Alaska | 161,450 |
|---|---|
| United States | 27,538 |
| California | 14,399 |
| Russia | 8,005 |
| United Kingdom | 6,938 |
| England | 6,340 |
| Texas | 3,443 |
| Australia | 2,741 |
| New Zealand | 2,336 |
| South Africa | 1,906 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Medicinal useListed as having medicinal use by a harvested source. This is not medical advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Material useListed as being used for materials such as wood, fiber, resin, gum, or oil.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Crop wild relativeListed as a crop wild relative or crop gene source by a harvested source.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Annual plantListed by a harvested source as having an annual life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group
Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Sunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales |
| Family | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae |
| Genus | sow thistles · Sonchus |
Study it in a deck
- Daisies & Sunflowers of New Mexico
- Edible in Baltimore County
- Medicinal Plants of Baltimore County
- Plants of Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia
- Plants of Zaporizhia, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine
- Pollinator plants of Vlaams Gewest, Belgium
- Survival in Maryland
- Trees of Maryland
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Common Sow-thistle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.