Sow Thistle *

Sonchus oleraceus

Family: Asteraceae(ray) (SUNFLOWER).
Other common names: common sowthistle.
Generic common name: SOW-THISTLE.

Location: Circle X Ranch: Yerba Buena Road shoulder, chaparral, March 2004.

Characteristics: non-Native, Yellow, Medium, Large, Clusters, Solitary, Simple, Herbaceous, Annual, Winter, Early Spring, Late Spring, Summer, Fall.