sow thistle
Sonchus oleraceus
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Weed Characteristics
| Other names: | common sowthistle, sow-thistle, common sow-thistle, annual sowthistle, pualele |
| Leaf type: | Broadleaf |
| Flowers: | Yellow |
Leaves are lobed with toothed edges that are prickly. Milky sap. Flowers are in clusters at ends of stems. Puffball seedhead. Upright habit with long taproot. Images show both annual and perennial types.
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Taxonomic data last retrieved March 30, 2012, from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database, http://www.itis.gov.
