Asteraceae
Sonchus

Sonchus tenerrimus L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 794 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Mauritania, Medit. to Pakistan, Arabian Peninsula, NE. Tropical Africa. It is an annual, biennial or perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, Azores, Baleares, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Eritrea, France, Germany, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Mauritania, Morocco, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Selvagens, Sicilia, Sinai, Spain, Sudan, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

California, Cape Provinces, Gulf States, Juan Fernández Is., Mexican Pacific Is., New York

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Schäfer, H. (2021). Flora of the Azores a field guide: 1-445. Margraf Publishers GmbH.
  • Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, (2000) Author: by H. Beentje [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Gay, J. K000251837 Unknown type material Yes
Nuttall, T. [s.n.], California K000808040 Unknown type material Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images