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Sonchus arvensis L.
field sowthistle

       
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Sonchus arvensis L.

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Distribution:
Sonchus arvensis L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Sonchus arvensis L.

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 5 species in Sonchus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Sonchus arvensis L. ssp. arvensis. . Image Available.
Sonchus arvensis ssp. arvensis
field sowthistle
Distribution of Sonchus arvensis L. ssp. uliginosus (M. Bieb.) Nyman. .
Sonchus arvensis ssp. uliginosus
moist sowthistle
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Sonchus arvensis L.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
   
Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Asterales
Family Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus Sonchus L. – sowthistle
Species Sonchus arvensis L. – field sowthistle
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Sonchus arvensis L.

This plant and the related entity italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Alaska:
perennial sowthistle              Noxious weed
Arizona:
perennial sowthistle              Prohibited noxious weed
California:
perennial sowthistle              A list (noxious weeds)
Colorado:
perennial sowthistle              C list (noxious weeds)
Hawaii:
perennial sowthistle              Noxious weed
Idaho:
perennial sowthistle              Noxious weed
Illinois:
perennial sowthistle              Noxious weed
Iowa:
perennial sowthistle              Primary noxious weed
Michigan:
perennial sowthistle              Noxious weed
Minnesota:
sowthistle              Prohibited noxious weed
Nevada:
sowthistle              Noxious weed
South Dakota:
perennial sowthistle              Noxious weed
perennial sowthistle              Regulated non-native plant species
Washington:
Sonchus arvensis ssp. arvensis
perennial sowthistle              Class B noxious weed
Wyoming:
perennial sowthistle              Noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Sonchus arvensis L.

creeping sowthistle
field sowthistle
perennial sowthistle
Sonchus arvensis ssp. arvensis
perennial sowthistle
Sonchus arvensis ssp. uliginosus
marsh sowthistle
moist sowthistle

This plant and the related entities italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Sonchus arvensis L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Sonchus arvensis L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FAC UPL UPL FAC- FAC FAC NI NI FACU FACU+ FACU FACU NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Sonchus arvensis L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 38421.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Sonchus arvensis L.

Manitoba Agriculture - Weeds in Crop Production: abstract & images

NV-Extension Weed Wanted Posters

Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food: weed identification

UC Davis, IPM: abstract & images

WA-King County Noxious Weeds

WA-Noxious Weed List & Information

 
 
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