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Perennial sowthistle (Sonchus arvensis)

Perennial sowthistle (Sonchus arvensis)

Perennial sow thistle (Sonchus arvensis) is a species of plant in the Asteraceae, herbaceous, upright with a height of 65-150 cm, stems are green, cylindrical, soft, hollow, green gummy and hairy,

S. arvensis has a single elongated oval-shaped leaf, pointed tip, purplish green, smooth surface, wavy edges and irregular teeth, 6-48 cm long and 3-12 cm wide. The leaves are near the base of the stem and are toothed and form a rosette. The leaves located at the top sit alternately hugging the stem.



Compound flowers, bell-like petals and a crown shaped like a collection of white or yellow needles. The fruit is box-shaped, has 5 ribs and has black hairs which then turn into small and light seeds.

TAXON

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Cichorioideae
Tribe: Cichorieae
Subtribe: Hyoseridinae
Genus: Sonchus L. in Sp. Pl.: 793 (1753)
Species: Sonchus arvensis L. in Sp. Pl.: 793 (1753)
Subspecies: Sonchus arvensis subsp. arvensis, Sonchus arvensis subsp. humilis (N.I.Orlova) Tzvelev, Sonchus arvensis subsp. uliginosus (M.Bieb.) Nyman

HOMOTYPIC SYNONYMS

Hieracium arvense (L.) Scop. in Fl. Carniol., ed. 2, 2: 110 (1771)
Sonchoseris arvensis (L.) Fourr. in Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, sér. 2, 17: 103 (1869)
Sonchus vulgaris Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 9: 204 (1905)
Sonchus vulgaris subsp. arvensis (L.) Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 9: 205 (1905)

PUBLICATIONS

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VERNACULAR NAME

Armenian: Իշամառոլ դաշտային
Belarusian: Асот палявы
Bulgarian: Полски кострец
Catalan: Lletsó
Chinese (simplified): 苣荬菜
Chinese (traditional): 苣蕒菜 - 苦苣菜
Czech: Mléč rolní
Danish: Ager-svinemælk
Dutch: Akkermelkdistel
English: Perennial sow thistle, Corn sow thistle, Field sow thistle, Field sowthistle, Perennial sow thistle
Estonian: Põld-piimohakas
Faroese: Akursvínamjólk
Finnish: Peltovalvatti
French: Laiteron des champs
German: Acker-Gänsedistel
Guangdong: 苣蕒菜
Hong Kong: 苣蕒菜
Hungarian: Mezei csorbóka
Indonesian: Tempuyung
Irish: Bleachtán léana
Italian: Grespino dei campi
Java: Tempuyung
Lithuanian: Dirvinė pienė
Macao: 苣蕒菜
Norwegian: Åkerdylle
Polish: Mlecz polny
Portuguese: Serralha-africana
Romanian: Susai
Russian: Осот полевой
Slovak: Mlieč roľný
Slovenian: Njivska škrbinka
Spanish: Cardincha
Sunda: Lempung, Rayana, Jombang lalaki, Lampenas, Galibug
Swedish: Åkermolke
Taiwan: 苦苣菜
Thai: ผักกาดภูหิน
Turkish: Eşek Marulu, Tarla Eşek Marulu
Ukrainian: Жовтий осот польовий
United Kingdom: Perennial sow thistle
Welsh: Llaethysgallen y tir âr

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