Marsh sowthistle | |
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Painting by C.A.M. Lindman [1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Sonchus |
Species: | S. palustris
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Binomial name | |
Sonchus palustris
L. 1753
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Sonchus palustris, commonly known as marsh sowthistle, [3] is a plant native to temperate regions of the Europe, Russia, Central Asia, and Xinjiang in western China. [4] [5] It has also become naturalized in a few locations in the Canadian Province of Ontario. [3]
Sonchus palustris can be found in damp peaty or silty soils rich in nitrogen. [6] The species epithet palustris is Latin for "of the marsh" and indicates its common habitat. [7] It is a perennial herb sometimes as much as 350 cm (almost 12 feet) tall. It produces an array of numerous flower heads, each with numerous yellow ray flowers but no disc flowers. [8]
Marsh sowthistle | |
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Painting by C.A.M. Lindman [1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Sonchus |
Species: | S. palustris
|
Binomial name | |
Sonchus palustris
L. 1753
| |
Synonyms [2] | |
|
Sonchus palustris, commonly known as marsh sowthistle, [3] is a plant native to temperate regions of the Europe, Russia, Central Asia, and Xinjiang in western China. [4] [5] It has also become naturalized in a few locations in the Canadian Province of Ontario. [3]
Sonchus palustris can be found in damp peaty or silty soils rich in nitrogen. [6] The species epithet palustris is Latin for "of the marsh" and indicates its common habitat. [7] It is a perennial herb sometimes as much as 350 cm (almost 12 feet) tall. It produces an array of numerous flower heads, each with numerous yellow ray flowers but no disc flowers. [8]