Biology:Sonchus brachyotus

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Sonchus brachyotus
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Scientific classification edit
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[1]

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


Wikidata ☰ Q6674099 entry