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Sonchus oleraceus |
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| Common name |
common sowthistle |
| Family |
asteraceae |
| Life cycle |
annual |
| Flowers |
yellow |
Similar to prickly sowthistle and wild lettuce; even after studying my weed ID book and online resources, I'm not quite sure I'm correctly identifying this plant. It has a short taproot, yellow ray flowers similar to those of a dandelion, and bristly-margined leaves (but not particularly prickly). To me, the plant smells like lettuce. Most photos of common sowthistle show deeply cut leaves, which this plant did not have.
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| | This closeup shows the area where the leaves meet the stem (botanists call this the auricle, I think) |
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Visitors to this page have left the following comments| David | Feb 19, 2012 | Rob,
I have the same problem with my yard. My research points to the same conclusion - Sonchus oleraceus (annual sow thistle - not the perennial where the leaves coil the stem.) |
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