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| General Information | |
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| Symbol: | SOAS |
| Group: | Dicot |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Duration: |
Annual |
| Growth Habit: |
Forb/herb |
| Native Status: |
AK I CAN I HI I L48 I PR I SPM I |
| Data Source and Documentation | |
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Native |  |
Introduced |  |
Both |  |
Absent/Unreported |
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Native, No County Data |  |
Introduced, No County Data |  |
Both, No County Data |
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L48 | |
AK | |
HI | |
PR |  |
VI | |
NAV | |
CAN | |
GL | |
SPM | |
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Synonyms
| Symbol | Scientific Name | Other Common Names |
|---|---|---|
| SOASA2 | Sonchus asper (L.) Hill ssp. asper |
prickly sow thistle
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| SOASG2 | Sonchus asper (L.) Hill ssp. glaucescens (Jord.) J. Ball | |
| SONY2 | Sonchus nymanii Tineo & Guss. |
Classification
| Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
|---|---|
| Kingdom | Plantae – Plants |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta – Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | Spermatophyta – Seed plants |
| Division | Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants |
| Class | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | Asteridae |
| Order | Asterales |
| Family | Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae – Aster family |
| Genus | Sonchus L. – sowthistle |
| Species | Sonchus asper (L.) Hill – spiny sowthistle |
Subordinate Taxa
Legal Status
| U.S. Weed Information | |
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Sonchus asper
perennial sowthistle
prickly sowthistle
spiny sowthistle
This plant 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.
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| KY | Haragan, P.D.. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide. The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky. |
| NE&GP | Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe,and M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. |
| 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. |
Wetland Status
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Wildlife
Food
| Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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| Everitt | Minor | Minor | ||
| Miller | Minor |
Cover
| Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everitt | ||||
| Miller |
Sources
| Everitt, J.H., D.L. Drawe, and R.I. Lonard. 1999. Field guide to the broad leaved herbaceous plants of South Texas used by livestock and wildlife. Texas Tech University Press. Lubbock. |
| Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society. |
Description of Values
| Value Class | Food | Cover |
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| High | Average 25-50% of diet | Regular source of cover |
| Low | 5-10% of diet | Infrequently used as cover |
| Minor | 2-5% of diet | Sparsely used as cover |
| Moderate | Average 10-25% of diet | Occasional source of cover |
