Perennial Sow Thistle

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Sonchus arvensis

Perennial Sow Thistle, a reference photo
Photo: 4028mdk09 · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Sonchus arvensis, the field milk thistle, field sowthistle, perennial sow-thistle, corn sow thistle, dindle, gutweed, swine thistle, or tree sow thistle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. S. arvensis often occurs in annual crop fields and may cause substantial yield losses.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Perennial Sow Thistle being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Sonchus
Species
Sonchus arvensis

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