Species profile—Sonchus oleraceus (common sowthistle)

Classification

Plantae (plants) → Equisetopsida (land plants) → Asteraceae (sunflower) → Sonchus oleraceus (common sowthistle)

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Species details

Kingdom

Plantae (plants)

Class

Equisetopsida (land plants)

Family

Asteraceae (sunflower)

Scientific name

Sonchus oleraceus L.

Common name

common sowthistle

WildNet taxon ID

15039

Alternate name(s)

milk thistle
common sow thistle

Conservation significant

No

Confidential

No

Endemicity

Introduced

Pest status

Environmental Weed

Other resources

• The Australasian Virtual Herbarium (AVH)
• Atlas of Living Australia

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=15039.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.