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Photo by Richard Old | www.xidservices.com

common sowthistle

Sonchus oleraceus

Weed Characteristics

Other Names: common sowthistle, sow-thistle, common sow-thistle, annual sowthistle, pualele

Leaf Type: Broadleaf

Flowers: Yellow

Leaves: Pointed leaves with finely serrated edges; no hair

Life Cycle: Annual

Leaves are lobed with toothed edges that are prickly. Milky sap. Flowers are in clusters at ends of stems. Puffball seedhead. Upright habit with long taproot. Images show both annual and perennial types.

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