Sonchus arvensis L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 793 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Temp. Eurasia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, Chita, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Kuril Is., Magadan, Mongolia, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Oman, Poland, Primorye, Romania, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Tuva, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Alaska, Alberta, Assam, British Columbia, California, Chatham Is., Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Fiji, Guatemala, Idaho, Illinois, India, Indiana, Iowa, Japan, Jawa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Aver'ianov, L.V. & al. (2006). Illyustrirovannyi opredelitel' rastenii Leningradskoi oblasti: 1-799. Nauka, Moskva.
  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Kharkevich, S.S. (ed.) (1992). Plantae Vasculares Orientalis Extremi Sovietici 6: 1-428. Nauka, Leningrad.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Komiljon, T., Natalya, B., Avazbek, B., Dilnoza, A., Ziyoviddin, Y., Deng, T. & Sun, H. (2020). Flora of the Dzhizak Province, Uzbekistan: 1-523. China Forestry Publishing House.
  • Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
  • Meades, S.J. & Brouillet, L. (2019). Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador https://newfoundland-labradorflora.ca/checklist/.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Nikolin, E.G. (2020). Opredelitel' vysshikh rasteniy Yakutii: 1-895. Moskva : Tovarishchestvo Nauchnykh Izdaniy KMK Novosibirsk "Nauka".
  • Pruski, J.F. (ed.) (2018). Flora Mesoamericana 5(2): 1-608. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Aver'ianov, L.V. & al. (2006). Illyustrirovannyi opredelitel' rastenii Leningradskoi oblasti: 1-799. Nauka, Moskva.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (1992). An Annotated Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Oman and their Vernacular names. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2: 1-153.
  • Kharkevich, S.S. (ed.) (1992). Plantae Vasculares Orientalis Extremi Sovietici 6: 1-428. Nauka, Leningrad.
  • Krasnoborov, I.M. (ed.) (2007). Flora of Siberia 13: 1-499. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Mao, A.A., Odyuo, N., Verma, D. & Singh, P. (2017). Checklist of Flora of Nagaland: 1-196. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Pruski, J.F. (ed.) (2018). Flora Mesoamericana 5(2): 1-608. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 1824 s.coll. [s.n.] K001790605 Yes
Jan 1, 1819 s.coll. [s.n.] K002101648 Yes
Halácsy [s.n.] Austria K002101389 No
Wyatt, J.W. [91] Austria K002101386 No
Thomson, T. [s.n.] K002102935 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [H.1783] United Kingdom K002101345 No
Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002101282 Yes
Ker, M.D. [39] K002101285 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] K002102951 Yes
[Teus] [130] Austria K002101385 No
Hubbard, C.E. [12981] United Kingdom K002101304 No
Kennedy, R.S. [9] China K002102966 Yes
s.coll. [3] France K002101396 No
Wyatt, J.W. [13] Austria K002101388 No
[Ft.] [s.n.] Switzerland K002101410 No
Rockley (Lady) [1934] Ireland K002101369 No
[Gefle] [19] Germany K002101398 No
Collett, H. [594] India K002102973 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002101320 No
Walton, H.J. [119] K002102967 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [K621] Bulgaria K002101485 Yes
Ross-Craig, S.; Sealy, J.R. [1484] Ireland K002101372 No
Tedd [s.n.] Greece K002101431 No
Joad, G.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002101311 No
Ross-Craig, S.; Sealy, J.R. [1484] Ireland K002101373 No
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002101328 No
Duthie, J.F. [19746] K002102964 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002101393 No
Gamble, J.S. [22610] K002102937 Yes
Bedi, R. [666] K002102945 Yes
Last, G.V.C. [427/2] United Kingdom K002101353 No
Cope, T.A. [RBG 443] United Kingdom K000914418 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [7109] K002102921 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] K002102958 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002101296 Yes
Riddelsdell, H.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002101309 No
Griffith [s.n.] K002102946 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002101329 No
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002101335 No
Ballard, J.; Golby, E.A. [149] Guernsey K002101379 No
Ahlberg, F. [s.n.] K002101407 No
Tedd [s.n.] Greece K002101429 No
Ballard, F.; Ballard, E. [505] Guernsey K002101378 No
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [6000] K002102960 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [20304] K002101299 Yes
Taylor, P.G. [0371] United Kingdom K002101308 No
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] K002102972 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [23058] K002102932 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [12330] United Kingdom K002101321 No
Dennis, R.W.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002101355 No
Brundell [s.n.] United Kingdom K002101319 No
Jackson, A.B.; Jackson, A.K. [127] Guernsey K002101376 No
Bullara, F.; Galby, E.A. [149] Guernsey K002101380 No
[Oesterreich] [s.n.] Austria K002101384 No
Lange [s.n.] Denmark K000808054 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gamble, J.S. [26270] Ireland K002101368 No
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] K002102956 Yes
Edgeworth, M.P. [212] K002102971 Yes
[Jueer] [13202] Romania K002101404 No
Thomson, T. [661] K002102941 Yes
Last, G.V.C. [427/2] United Kingdom K002101352 No
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002101340 No
Turrill, W.B.; Hubbard, C.E. [12450] United Kingdom K002101331 No
Hubbard, C.E. [9100] United Kingdom K002101325 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002101347 No
[Boultebrooke] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002101348 No
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] K002102952 Yes
Dickson, Z. [24] United Kingdom K002101337 No
Meikle, R.D. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002101294 Yes
Prudhomme, J.; Bouchard, J. [1456] France K002101397 No
Béguinot, A.; Fiori, Adr. [2794] Italy K002101402 No
Aitchison, J.E.T. [445] India K002102924 Yes
Tedd, H.G. [2009] Greece K002101437 No
Ross-Craig, S.; Burtt, B.L.; Sealy, J.R. [279] Ireland K002101370 No
Tedd [2009] Greece K002101438 No
Eggeling, W.J. [E 7041] United Kingdom K002101358 No
Tedd [2009] Greece K002101439 No
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002101392 No
Deane, H. [88] K002102926 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002102949 Yes
Bruce, E.A. [68] United Kingdom K002101288 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [H.1783] United Kingdom K002101346 No
Verdcourt, B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002101333 No
Gamble, J.S. [29871] United Kingdom K002101342 No
Gamble, J.S. [4474 A] K002102965 Yes
Tedd, H.G. [s.n.] Greece K002101430 No
Bruins-Lich, H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002101298 Yes
Stocks [1142] K002102968 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002101290 Yes
Ruhsam, M. [DMR112] United Kingdom K001767964 Yes
Drummond, J.R.; [Narid [s.n.] K002102933 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [25583] K002102962 Yes
{G. B. Milne - Redhead; Milne- Redhead, J.} [163] United Kingdom K002101293 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [29132] K002102920 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S. [1326] K002101301 Yes
Gould, B.J. [883] K002102943 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002101284 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [551] K002102953 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [12614] United Kingdom K002101306 No
Hubbard, C.E. [12146] United Kingdom K002101305 No
Tedd [s.n.] Greece K002101433 No
Vermeulen, G. [s.n.] Netherlands K002101400 No
Hubbard, C.E.; Turrill, T.W.B. [12450] United Kingdom K002101330 No
s.coll. [365] Russia K002101406 No
Callum Webster, M.M. [3845] United Kingdom K002101356 No
Drummond, R.B. [127] United Kingdom K002101354 No
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [1413] K002102950 Yes
s.coll. [234] Pakistan K002102927 Yes
Wyatt, I.W. [13] Austria K002101387 No
Carriez, A. [s.n.] France K002101394 No
Bredemann, G.; Nieser, O. [s.n.] Germany K002101399 No
Wyatt, J.W. [73] Austria K002101383 No
Prior, A. [3003] United Kingdom K002101363 No
Howe, T.R. [H. 1849] United Kingdom K002101302 Yes
Lousley, J.E.; ipse [s.n.] United Kingdom K002101292 Yes
Tedd [s.n.] Greece K002101432 No
Scheutz, N.J. [s.n.] K000808053 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002101315 No
Cope, T.A. [RBG 443] United Kingdom K000914417 Yes
Vine, R.S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002101332 No
C.E.H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002101326 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Sweden K002101409 No
[Buntz] [s.n.] France K002101395 No
s.coll. [354A] United Kingdom K002101317 No
Collett, H. [563] India K002102931 Yes
Deane, H. [s.n.] K002102928 Yes
Tedd, H.G. [1535] Greece K002101435 No
Bruins-Lich, H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002101289 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [25581] K002102961 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S. [1326] United Kingdom K002101300 Yes
Kanjilal, U.N. [797] K002102938 Yes
Aitchison, J.E.T. [202] K002102922 Yes
Ross-Craig, S.; [Robst-Senby] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002101362 No
Tedd [s.n.] Greece K002101436 No
Kerr, F.H.W. [652] Ireland K002101366 No
Prior, A. [s.n.] Austria K002101382 No
Ballard, F.; Milne-Redhead, E. [322] United Kingdom K002101312 No
Mann, R.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002101341 No
Blakelock, R.A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002101318 No
Edgeworth, M.P. [212] K002102970 Yes
Aitchison, J.E.T. [42] K002102925 Yes
Tedd [s.n.] Greece K002101441 No
Makins, F.K. [268] United Kingdom K002101314 No
Gamble, J.S. [26875] K002102934 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [49275B] United Kingdom K002101303 No
Thomson, T. [s.n.] K002102936 Yes
Reynolds [s.n.] United Kingdom K002101351 No
Taylor, P.G. [0372] United Kingdom K002101307 No
Werger, W.J.L. [446] K002102948 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002101343 No
Dickson, Z. [24] United Kingdom K002101336 No
Halliday, P. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002101344 No
J.E.W. [s.n.] Sweden K002101408 No
Jafri; Ali [3220] K002102918 Yes
Tedd [s.n.] Greece K002101440 No
Drummond, J.R. [25579] K002102930 Yes
Tedd [s.n.] Greece K002101428 No
Hubbard, C.E. [9100] United Kingdom K002101324 No
Roxburgh [s.n.] K002102923 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [376] United Kingdom K002101350 No
Drummond, J.R. [25585] K002102963 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002101357 No
Mulchand [14516] K002102919 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002101297 Yes
Hunt, P.F. [1653] Ireland K002101374 No
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [1] K002102940 Yes
Saville, D. [20] Ireland K002101367 No
Ross-Craig, S.; Burtt, B.L.; Sealy, J.R. [279] Ireland K002101371 No
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] K002102957 Yes
Béguinot, A.; Fiori, Adr. [1595] Italy K002101401 No
Meikle, R.D. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002101295 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Jersey K002101375 No
Tedd, H.G. [2009] Greece K002101434 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002101361 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002101316 No
Lowne, B.T. [755] United Kingdom K002101286 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] K002102959 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002101390 No
Makins, F.K. [268] United Kingdom K002101313 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002101287 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] K002102955 Yes
Ross-Craig, S.; Burtt, B.L.; Sealy, J.R. [77] United Kingdom K002101338 No
Oldham, R. [283] Taiwan K002102894 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Russia K002101405 No
Hubbard, C.E. [9100] United Kingdom K002101323 No
Gamble, J.S. [2550 A] K002102954 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] K002101291 Yes
S.R.C.; Se, J.R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002101310 No
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002101327 No
Wade, A.E. [753] United Kingdom K002101364 No
Gould, B.J. [891] K002102944 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002101381 No
Jackson, A.B.; Jackson, A.K. [127] Guernsey K002101377 No
Drummond, J.R. [23144] K002102929 Yes
Sampson, A.B.; Gower [590] United Kingdom K002101359 No
Royle [s.n.] K002102939 Yes
Metcalfe, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002101334 No
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002101339 No
Lloyd, G.N. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002101349 No

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