Prickly Sow-Thistle (Sonchus asper)

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Prickly Sow-Thistle - Wikipedia
Prickly Sow-Thistle - USDA PLANTS Database

Duration: Annual Origination: Europe, North Africa, and western AsiaEdibility: All PartsStatus 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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