Sonchus oleraceus
Common name
sow thistle, sowthistle
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.
SONOLE
Flower colours
Cream, Yellow
Year naturalised
1832
Origin
Europe, N. Africa, N. and W. Asia
Etymology
sonchus: Sow thistle
Foraging for sowthistle
Click on the Radio New Zealand National logo to listen to This Way Up. Simon Morton interviews Johanna Knox about foraging for puha / sowthistle (duration: 20′34″)