Sonchus brachyotus

Sonchus brachyotus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Sonchus
Species:	S. brachyotus
Binomial name
	Sonchus brachyotus; DC. 1838
Synonyms
	Synonymy Sonchus arenicola Vorosch. ; Sonchus arvensis subsp. arenicola (Vorosch.) Vorosch. ; Sonchus arvensis subsp. brachyotus (DC.) Kitam. ; Sonchus arvensis var. glaber Haines ; Sonchus arvensis var. laevipes Koch ; Sonchus brachyotus var. potaninii Tzvelev ; Sonchus cavaleriei H.Lév. ; Sonchus chinensis Fisch. ; Sonchus chinensis Schrank ; Sonchus fauriei H.Lév. & Vaniot ; Sonchus shzucinianus Turcz. ex Herder ; Sonchus taquetii H.Lév. ;

Sonchus brachyotus is an Asian species of plant in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae. It is widespread across much of northern Asia, found in Japan, Korea, China, Russia, Mongolia, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Caucasus, Kyrgyzstan, etc.^[2]^[3]

Sonchus brachyotus is a perennial herb up to 100 cm tall. It produces flat-topped arrays of several flower heads, each head with 170-300 yellow ray flowers but no disc flowers.^[2] It grows on grassy slopes on mountains and alongside rivers.^[2]

References

^ The Plant List, Sonchus brachyotus DC.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Sonchus brachyotus in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org.
^ Prof. Summer's Web Garden, Japanese Wild Flowers, Sonchus brachyotus includes photos

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[1] The Plant List, Sonchus brachyotus DC.

[chang-2] "Sonchus brachyotus in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org.

[3] Prof. Summer's Web Garden, Japanese Wild Flowers, Sonchus brachyotus includes photos

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