Sonchus arvensis
Common name
perennial sow thistle
Family
Asteraceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites
NVS code
The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.
SONARV
Flower colours
Yellow
Year naturalised
1855
Origin
Europe, W. and S.W. Asia
Etymology
sonchus: Sow thistle
arvensis: Growing in arable fields