Asteraceae
Sonchus
Sonchus asper

Sonchus asper subsp. glaucescens (Jord.) Ball

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 548 (1878)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Europe to Medit. and Himalaya, Sri Lanka, New Guinea. It is a biennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Central European Russia, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Egypt, France, Great Britain, Greece, Gulf States, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Nepal, New Guinea, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Selvagens, Sicilia, Sinai, South European Russia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, West Himalaya, Yemen, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Cape Provinces, Free State

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ghazanfar, S.A., Edmondson, J.R. & Hind, D.J.N. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Iraq 6: 1-458. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. [Cited as Sonchus glaucescens.]

Flora of Iraq

  • Ball in Linn. Soc. Bot. 16: 548 (1878)
  • Boulos in Bot. Not. 126: 165 (1973)
  • Matthews in Fl. Turkey 5: 691 (1975)
  • Meikle, Fl. Cyprus 2: 1037 (1985).
  • Rechinger, in Fl. Iranica 122: 164 (1977)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jackson, A.K.; Turrill, W.B. [147] Croatia Sonchus asper subsp. nymanii K002101706 No
[Skala Sinedec] [s.n.] Albania Sonchus asper subsp. nymanii K002101691 No
Balls, E.K.; Gourlay, W.B. [B3746] Greece Sonchus asper subsp. nymanii K002101695 No
Alston, A.H.G.; Sandwith, N.Y. [1292] Albania Sonchus asper subsp. nymanii K002101690 No
Atchley, S.C. [1986] Greece Sonchus asper subsp. nymanii K002101698 No
Hill, A.W.; Sandwith, N.Y.; Turrill, W.B.; Loch; Chick, H.G. [2611] Greece Sonchus asper subsp. nymanii K002101696 No
Ballard, F.; Golby, E.A. [294] Guernsey Sonchus asper subsp. nymanii K002101686 No
Tedd, H.G. [2215] Greece Sonchus asper subsp. nymanii K002101701 No
Thrace [K2371] Greece Sonchus asper subsp. nymanii K002101704 No
Tedd, H.G. [2234] Greece Sonchus asper subsp. nymanii K002101693 No
Gladstone, J. [74] United Kingdom Sonchus asper subsp. nymanii K002101687 No
Citarda [784] Italy Sonchus asper subsp. nymanii K002101692 No
Stainton, J.D.A. [7516] Greece Sonchus asper subsp. nymanii K002101697 No
Atchley, S.C. [1500] Greece Sonchus asper subsp. nymanii K002101699 No
Turrill, W.B. [348] Greece Sonchus asper subsp. nymanii K002101703 No
Adamovic [[755]] Greece Sonchus asper subsp. nymanii K002101700 No
Bourgeau, E. [s.n.] France Sonchus asper subsp. nymanii K002101689 No
Tedd, H.G. [2216] Greece Sonchus asper subsp. nymanii K002101702 No
Balls, E.K.; Gourlay, W.B. [B3746] Greece Sonchus asper subsp. nymanii K002101694 No
Thrace [K2371] Greece Sonchus asper subsp. nymanii K002101705 No

Sources

  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0