Filed As:

Asteraceae
Sonchus asper (L.) Hill

All Determinations:

Sonchus asper (L.) Hill det. C. A. Gracie, 21 Aug 2015

Common Names:

prickly sow thistle

Location:

United States of America. New York. Westchester Co. Pound Ridge. Main entrance to the Westchester Wilderness Walk/Zofnass Family Preserve on Upper Shad Road. At edge of preserve along road by entrance. Alt. 139m. (456 ft.)

Collector(s):

S. A. Mori 27984 with M. Rothman, 21 Aug 2015

Description:

Herb, ca. 15 cm tall. Leaves simple, altnerate, the magins with conspicuous teeth oriented at right angles to the margens, exude white latex whe broken. Disk and ray flowers yellow, the ray flowers purple along middel on lower surface.

Habitat:

Weed along road.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 02269485
GUID: af57412e-6b17-4023-94a4-d00f2ee27d8f

Map:

Georeferencing Method: GPS
Coordinates: (41.1757, -73.5996)

Distribution:

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