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Floristic Inventory of the Bahama Archipelago Database Online

Sonchus asper (L.) Hill
Prickly sow thistle

Sonchus asper
Copyright by: Shirley Denton

Family: Asteraceae

Group: Dicot

Perennation: Annual

Habit: Herb

Substrate: Terrestrial

Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

Native Range: Europe; now a widespread weed.

Map of Locations [currently Florida only]

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Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
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Sonchus asper
Copyright by: Shirley Denton