Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Asteranae > Order Asterales > Family Compositae > Tribe Cichorieae

Sonchus L.

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Aetheorhiza*	Cass.	heterotypic synonym
*Atalanthus*	D. Don	heterotypic synonym
*Babcockia*	Boulos	heterotypic synonym
*Chrysoprenanthes*	(Sch. Bip.) Bramwell	heterotypic synonym
*Lactucosonchus*	(Sch. Bip.) Svent.	heterotypic synonym
*Prenanthes subg. Chrysoprenanthes*	Sch. Bip.	heterotypic synonym
*Sonchus subg. Lactucosonchus*	Sch. Bip.	heterotypic synonym
*Sventenia*	Font Quer	heterotypic synonym
*Taeckholmia*	Boulos	heterotypic synonym; nom. illeg.
*Wildpretia*	U. Reifenb. & A. Reifenb.	heterotypic synonym; nom. illeg.
*Sonchus acaulis*	Dum. Cours.	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus arboreus*	DC.	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus arvensis*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus asper*	(L.) Hill	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus bornmuelleri*	Pit.	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus bourgeaui*	Sch. Bip.	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus brachylobus*	Sch. Bip.	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus bulbosus*	(L.) N. Kilian & Greuter	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus bupleuroides*	(Font Quer) N. Kilian & Greuter	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus canariensis*	(Sch. Bip.) Boulos	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus capillaris*	Svent.	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus cavanillesii*	Caball.	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus congestus*	Willd.	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus crassifolius*	Willd.	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus erzincanicus*	V. A. Matthews	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus esperanzae*	N. Kilian & Greuter	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus fauces-orci*	Knoche	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus fruticosus*	L. f.	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus gandogeri*	Pit.	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus gomerensis*	Boulos	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus gummifer*	Link	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus heterophyllus*	(Boulos) U. Reifenb. & A. Reifenb.	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus hierrensis*	(Pit.) Boulos	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus leptocephalus*	Cass.	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus lidii*	Boulos	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus macrocarpus*	Boulos & C. Jeffrey	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus maculigerus*	H. Lindb.	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus maritimus*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus mauritanicus*	Boiss. & Reut.	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus microcarpus*	(Boulos) U. Reifenb. & A. Reifenb.	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus microcephalus*	Mejías	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus oleraceus*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus ortunoi*	Svent.	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus palmensis*	(Webb) Boulos	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus palustris*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus parathalassius*	R. Jardim & M. Seq.	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus pendulus*	(Webb) Sennikov	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus pinnatifidus*	Cav.	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus pinnatus*	Aiton	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus pitardii*	Boulos	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus platylepis*	Webb	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus pustulatus*	Willk.	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus radicatus*	Aiton	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus regis-jubae*	Pit.	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus sosnowskyi*	Schchian	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus suberosus*	Zohary & P. H. Davis	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus sventenii*	U. Reifenb. & A. Reifenb.	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus tectifolius*	Svent.	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus tenerrimus*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus tuberifer*	Svent.	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus ustulatus*	Lowe	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus webbii*	Sch. Bip.	taxonomically included in
*Sonchus wildpretii*	U. Reifenb. & A. Reifenb.	taxonomically included in

Children

Sonchus acaulis Dum. Cours.
Sonchus arboreus DC.
Sonchus arvensis L.
Sonchus asper (L.) Hill
Sonchus bornmuelleri Pit.
Sonchus bourgeaui Sch. Bip.
Sonchus brachylobus Sch. Bip.
Sonchus bulbosus (L.) N. Kilian & Greuter
Sonchus bupleuroides (Font Quer) N. Kilian & Greuter
Sonchus canariensis (Sch. Bip.) Boulos
Sonchus capillaris Svent.
Sonchus cavanillesii Caball.
Sonchus congestus Willd.
Sonchus crassifolius Willd.
Sonchus erzincanicus V. A. Matthews
Sonchus esperanzae N. Kilian & Greuter
Sonchus fauces-orci Knoche
Sonchus fruticosus L. f.
Sonchus gandogeri Pit.
Sonchus gomerensis Boulos
Sonchus gummifer Link
Sonchus heterophyllus (Boulos) U. Reifenb. & A. Reifenb.
Sonchus hierrensis (Pit.) Boulos
Sonchus leptocephalus Cass.
Sonchus lidii Boulos
Sonchus macrocarpus Boulos & C. Jeffrey
Sonchus maculigerus H. Lindb.
Sonchus maritimus L.
Sonchus mauritanicus Boiss. & Reut.
Sonchus microcarpus (Boulos) U. Reifenb. & A. Reifenb.
Sonchus microcephalus Mejías
Sonchus oleraceus L.
Sonchus ortunoi Svent.
Sonchus palmensis (Webb) Boulos
Sonchus palustris L.
Sonchus parathalassius R. Jardim & M. Seq.
Sonchus pendulus (Webb) Sennikov
Sonchus pinnatifidus Cav.
Sonchus pinnatus Aiton
Sonchus pitardii Boulos
Sonchus platylepis Webb
Sonchus pustulatus Willk.
Sonchus radicatus Aiton
Sonchus regis-jubae Pit.
Sonchus sosnowskyi Schchian
Sonchus suberosus Zohary & P. H. Davis
Sonchus sventenii U. Reifenb. & A. Reifenb.
Sonchus tectifolius Svent.
Sonchus tenerrimus L.
Sonchus tuberifer Svent.
Sonchus ustulatus Lowe
Sonchus webbii Sch. Bip.
Sonchus wildpretii U. Reifenb. & A. Reifenb.

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Albanian: Eteorica; Rrëshyell sources: Vangjeli, J. (ed.) 2000: Flore de l'Albanie 4

Arabic: أَثـْيوريزَة; تِفاف; تِفاف sources: Nehmé, M. 2000: Dictionnaire Etymologique de la Flore du Liban;Nehmé, M. 2008: Etymological Dictionary of Syrian Flora

Armenian: Իշամառոլ; Կաթնբեկ sources: Takhtajan, A. L. 1995: Flora of Armenia 9

Bulgarian: Кострец sources: Andreev, N. , Ančev, M. , Kožuharov, S. I. , Markova, M. , Peev, D. & Petrova, A. 1992: Opredelitel na visšite rastenija v Bălgarija. – Sofija: Nauka i izkustvo

English: Sow-thistle sources: Dony, J. G., Jury, S. L. & Perring, F. H. 1986: English Names of Wild Flowers, a list recommended by the Botanical Society of the British Isles, ed. 2

Estonian: Piimohakas sources: Kuusk, V., Tabaka, L. & Jankjavičene, R. 2003: Flora baltijskich respublik. Flora of the Baltic countries. 3. – Tartu

Finnish: (maito)valvatit sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

French: Laiteron sources: Gamisans, J. 2007: Flora Corsica

German: Gänsedistel sources: Rothmaler, W. H. P. 2005: Exkursionsflora von Deutschland, 4: Gefäßpflanzen: Kritischer Band, ed. 10. – München

Hebrew: מרור; מָרוֹר; ניסנית; נִיסָנִית sources: Danin, A.: Flora of Israel Online – http://flora.huji.ac.il

Italian: Grespino; Radicchiella sources: Pignatti, S. 1982: Flora d'Italia 3. – Bologna

Latvian: Mīkstpiene sources: Kuusk, V., Tabaka, L. & Jankjavičene, R. 2003: Flora baltijskich respublik. Flora of the Baltic countries. 3. – Tartu

Polish: Mlecz sources: Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkova, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M. 2002: Flowering plants and pteridophytes of Poland. A Checklist. – Biodiversity Poland 1

Romanian: Сусай sources: Gejdeman, T. S. 1986: Opredelitel' vysših rastenij Moldavskoj SSR, ed. 3. – Kisinev: Shtiintza

Russian: Осот sources: Takhtajan, A. L. 1995: Flora of Armenia 9

Swedish: Molkar; molkar

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Sp. Pl.: 793. 1753

Genbank

Citation

Greuter, W. Sonchus L. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/074e1614-c655-4eae-8e26-a7f854646a64

Image

Occurrence

Present

Absent

Doubtful

Native

Introduced

Naturalised

Invasive

Managed

No data

Environment

no data

Importance

EU Birds Directive:
Annex II/A 2009 This species may be hunted under national legislation and in the geographical sea and land area where this Directive applies, as long as it does not jeopardise conservation efforts in their distribution area, according to Annex II/A of the EU Bird Directive 2009/147/EC.

This species may be hunted under national legislation and in the geographical sea and land area where this Directive applies, as long as it does not jeopardise conservation efforts in their distribution area, according to Annex II/A of the EU Bird Directive 2009/147/EC.

Annex III/A 2009 For this species, the sale, transport for sale, keeping for sale and the offering for sale of live or dead specimens and of any readily recognisable parts or derivatives of such birds is prohibited unless it has been legally killed or captured or otherwise legally acquired, according to Annex III/A of the EU Bird Directive 2009/147/EC.

For this species, the sale, transport for sale, keeping for sale and the offering for sale of live or dead specimens and of any readily recognisable parts or derivatives of such birds is prohibited unless it has been legally killed or captured or otherwise legally acquired, according to Annex III/A of the EU Bird Directive 2009/147/EC.

IUCN:
Red List status LC 2009 This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.