*Sonchus arvensis Linnaeus var. arvensis . Perennial Sow-thistle. Hab: Disturbed areas. Dist: Native of Europe. Naturalized south to WV (Strausbaugh & Core 1978), MD, PA, TN, KY, MS, and LA (Kartesz 2021).
Origin/Endemic status: Europe
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, NE, SE1, Tat; = Sonchus arvensis L. – G, Il, Oh3; = Sonchus arvensis L. ssp. arvensis – FNA19, GrPl, K1, K3, K4, NY, Pa; < Sonchus arvensis L. – Mi
Links to other floras: = Sonchus arvensis ssp. arvensis - FNA19
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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Horticultural Information
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