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Asteraceae
Sonchus

not marked as a favorite taxon *Sonchus arvensis Linnaeus var. arvensis. Common name: Perennial Sow-thistle. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Eurasia. Naturalized south to WV (Strausbaugh & Core 1978), MD, PA, TN, KY, MS, and LA (Kartesz 2021).

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Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, NE, SE1, Tat; = Sonchus arvensis L. — G, Il, Oh3; = Sonchus arvensis L. ssp. arvensis — FNA19, GrPl, K4, NY, Pa, POWO; < Sonchus arvensis L. — Mi. Basionym: Sonchus arvensis L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Sonchus arvensis ssp. arvensis - FNA19

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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