PlantFiles Pictures Sow Thistle, Prickly Sow Thistle (Sonchus asper
Welcome to My Farm. Our farm mainly consists of large fields for pasture and haying. Mixed grass (like alfalfa, timothy, fescue grass, and clover) is part of those fields, but as nature likes to balance the world out, there are some not-so-welcomed plants residing in our grasslands: stinging nettles, nasty quack grass, wild caraway, buttercups, and thistles.
Prickly SowThistle Sonchus asper Grev WentworthWood Flickr
prickly sowthistle A robust annual, up to 1.5m tall, with shiny, deeply lobed leaves with soft prickles, a hollow stem with milky sap, and, in summer, clusters of small, dandelion-like flowers followed by short-lived, fluffy seedheads Synonyms Sonchus oleraceus var. asper Join the RHS Become an RHS Member today and save 25% on your first year < >
PlantFiles Pictures Sow Thistle, Prickly Sow Thistle (Sonchus asper
Sonchus asper, the prickly sow-thistle, [2] rough milk thistle, [3] spiny sowthistle, [4] sharp-fringed sow thistle, or spiny-leaved sow thistle, is a widespread flowering plant in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae . Description
PlantFiles Pictures Sow Thistle, Prickly Sow Thistle (Sonchus asper
Sowthistle (AKA milk thistle or sow thistle) is everywhere, all over the world and across several living conditions, from tropical to arid, from farm crops to backyard gardens. Yes, we are talking about a highly skilled invasive, but that is not necessarily bad, as sowthistle is food for a lot of ethnicities.
Spiny or Prickly Sowthistle photo Richard Allen photos at
Sonchus asper, the prickly sow-thistle, rough milk thistle, spiny sowthistle, sharp-fringed sow thistle, or spiny-leaved sow thistle, is a widespread plant in the dandelion tribe within the daisy family.
Prickly Sowthistle, Prickly Sow Thistle, Spiny Sowthistle, Spinyleaf
Prickly sow thistle is a 4 ″ to 60 ″ tall, erect, perennial forb that rises on one or more stems from a taproot. The stems are erect, hollow between the nodes, hairless, and often somewhat covered with a whitish, waxy bloom (glaucous).
Minnesota Seasons prickly sow thistle
Prickly sow-thistle is a troublesome annual or overwintering weed common on arable land. It is also found in gardens, on roadsides, waste places and other disturbed habitats. It is recorded up to 1,500 ft in the UK.
Michael Peverett Smooth Sowthistle and Prickly Sowthistle
EATING PRICKLY SOW THISTLE All winter little rosettes of Prickly Sow Thistle leaves speckled the ground next to the cabin. With warmer weather the leaves expanded rapidly and now some plants are about knee high, producing yellow, dandelion-like flowers and white, puffball heads of parachuted, achene-type fruits.
Prickly sow thistle facts and health benefits
An annual plant with red glandular stem hairs and growing to just over a metre in height, Prickly Sow-thistle has reddish stems and spiny dark-green leaves with rounded basal lobes. The compound yellow flowerheads have Dandelion-like yellow flowers 2 to 2.5cm across (when fully open) that are borne in lax clusters..
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Sonchus asper, or Prickly Sowthistle, is a spring or summer annual herbaceous wildflower, with spiney leaves and yellow flowers and is often considered a weed because of its aggressive spread.
Prickly Sowthistle Friends of Heene Cemetery
Prickly sow thistle scientifically known as Sonchus asper is a dicotyledonous perennial or annual herb in the Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae (Aster family).
Think twice before killing those thistles Thistle Identification
Sonchus asper is an annual herb considered native to Europe, Africa and Asia that has been introduced to a wide range of countries around the world, where it frequently becomes an environmental and agricultural weed. The species grows in a wide range of habitats and climates, and produces large numbers of seeds (>20,000 seeds), which are easily.
PlantFiles Pictures Sow Thistle, Prickly Sow Thistle (Sonchus asper
Description Short to tall plant, hairless except for a few glandular hairs on the upper stem. Stem angled, often reddening, sometimes branched to 1.2 metres. The upper leaves are shiny green and prickly they clasp the stem with rounded basal lobes. Flowerheads golden yellow, 20 to 25 mm in lax clusters, bracts without glandular hairs.
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spiny sowthistle. prickly sow thistle. Kingdom. Plantae. Location in Taxonomic Tree . Genus. Sonchus. Species. Sonchus asper. Identification Numbers. TSN: 38424. Geography. Launch Interactive Map. Working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.
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Phonetic Spelling SON-chus Description. Sonchus oleraceus, or Sowthistle, is a genus of annual herbs, considered a winter and summer weed, and includes several species that are common in nurseries and landscapes.Most of the species are annual herbs, but a few are perennial and a few are even woody. The species can overlap the winter and summer annual categories.
Prickly sow thistle, Binfield Wild flowers, Nature kids, Nature
An annual that has bluish-green leaves and stems that emit a milky sap when cut. Spiny sowthistle is primarily a weed of pastures, hay fields, landscapes and roadsides. It is found throughout the United States. Young leaves form a basal rosette have a whitish coating. Basal Rosette of Spiny Sow Thistle