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Dune Thistle

Sonchus megalocarpus

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 41, February 22, March 39, April 48, May 18, June 14, July 19, August 21, September 45, October 29, November 43, December 58.
Australia397
Victoria298
New South Wales51
Tasmania42
South Australia4
Other Territories2

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

Traits

Group and habits

  • 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

Study it in a deck

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Dune Thistle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.