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Sonchus arvensis L. ssp. arvensis
field sowthistle

       
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Line Drawing of Sonchus arvensis L. ssp. arvensis
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 316. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Sonchus arvensis L. ssp. arvensis

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Synonyms:
Sonchus arvensis L. ssp. arvensis

  SOARS2 Sonchus arvensis L. var. shumovichii B. Boivin
 

Distribution:
Sonchus arvensis L. ssp. arvensis

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

Related Taxa:
Sonchus arvensis L. ssp. arvensis

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 5 species in Sonchus, 2 subspecies in Sonchus arvensis L.
 

Classification:
Sonchus arvensis L. ssp. arvensis

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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
Subspecies Sonchus arvensis L. ssp. arvensis – field sowthistle
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Sonchus arvensis L. ssp. arvensis

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

U.S. Weed Information:
Sonchus arvensis L. ssp. arvensis

perennial sowthistle
Sonchus arvensis
creeping sowthistle
field sowthistle
perennial 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. ssp. arvensis

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. ssp. arvensis

Sonchus arvensis:

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. ssp. arvensis

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 38422.

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

 

Related Web Sites:
Sonchus arvensis L. ssp. arvensis

Manitoba Agriculture - Weeds in Crop Production: abstract & images

Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food: weed identification

UC Davis, IPM: abstract & images

 
 
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