Sonchus arvensis

Sonchus arvensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Sonchus
Species:
S. arvensis
Binomial name
Sonchus arvensis
L. 1753
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Hieracium arvense (L.) Scop.
  • Sonchoseris arvensis Fourr.
  • Sonchoseris decora Fourr.
  • Sonchus exaltatus Wallr.
  • Sonchus glandulosus Schur
  • Sonchus hantoniensis Sweet
  • Sonchus hispidus Gilib.
  • Sonchus laevissimus Schur
  • Sonchus nitidus Vill.
  • Sonchus pratensis Schur
  • Sonchus repens Bubani
  • Sonchus vulgaris Rouy
  • Sonchus humilis N.I.Orlova
  • Sonchus ketzkhovelii Schchian
  • Sonchus uliginosus M.Bieb.

Sonchus arvensis, the field milk thistle,[2] field sowthistle,[3] perennial sow-thistle,[4] corn sow thistle, dindle, gutweed, swine thistle, or tree sow thistle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. S. arvensis often occurs in annual crop fields and may cause substantial yield losses.[5]

  1. ^ The Plant List, Sonchus arvensis L.
  2. ^ Sonchus arvensis at Plants For A Future
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Sonchus arvensis​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  4. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  5. ^ "Sonchus arvensis (perennial sowthistle)". Invasive Species Compendium. 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2020-11-17.