Prickly Sow-Thistle - Wikipedia
Prickly Sow-Thistle - USDA PLANTS Database
| Duration: Annual | Origination: Europe, North Africa, and western Asia | Edibility: All Parts | Status in Yard: A few individuals |
Prickly sow-thistle tends to grow as individuals, as opposed to in groups. I typically see a small number scattered around the backyard in the spring.
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Sonchus asper about to flower while it is still short on March 7, 2014.
The prickly sow thistle was flowering and going to seed on April 19, 2014.
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