Sonchus

Translingual

Sonchus oleraceus

Etymology

From Latin sonchus, from Ancient Greek σόγχος (sónkhos).

Proper noun

Sonchus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – sow thistles and their close perennial relatives.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II – clades; Asterales – order; Asteraceae - family; Cichorioideae - subfamily; Cichorieae - tribe;  - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Sonchus oleraceus (smooth sowthistle) - type species; rough milk thistle, (field sow thistle, perennial sow thistle, field milk thistle), (spiny sow thistle, sharp-fringed sow thistle, prickly sow-thistle, spiny-leaved sow thistle), (Sonchus bornmuelleri (Bornmueller's sow-thistle), (La Palma sow-thistle), (marsh sowthistle), (slender sow thistle), (milk thistle); for subgenera and other species see Sonchus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

• Sonchus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sonchus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Sonchus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Sonchus at USDA Plants database

Sonchus at Tropicos

Sonchus at World Register of Marine Species

Sonchus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

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Sonchus at National Center for Biotechnology Information

Sonchus at Germplasm Resources Information Network

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Sonchus at The Plant List