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Field sow-thistle

Sonchus arvensis

Plants
IntroducedHerbPerennial
Field sow-thistle, photo 1 of 5
Field sow-thistle, In flower
Field sow-thistle, No flowers or fruits

Perennial herbaceous plant. Introduced to Québec. Grows in fields and in forests.

There are 1,465 observations of Field sow-thistle in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Montérégie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in every region. They peak from July to September and become rare from November to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal320
  2. Montérégie218
  3. Capitale-Nationale160
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean140
  5. Estrie93
  6. Outaouais82
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent71
  8. Côte-Nord65
  9. Lanaudière61
  10. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine60
  11. Laurentides50
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue45
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches43
  14. Laval20
  15. Centre-du-Québec19
  16. Mauricie15
  17. Nord-du-Québec3

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
FieldsHubert Figuière
Towns and gardensAlain Rouiller

Similar species

TOXIC
Common sowthistleSonchus oleraceus
Prickly sow thistleSonchus asper
Prickly lettuceLactuca serriola
DandelionTaraxacum officinale
Creeping thistleCirsium arvense
Narrowleaf hawkweedHieracium umbellatum
Narrowleaf hawksbeardCrepis tectorum
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
French endiveCichorium intybus
TOXIC
Hairy cat's earHypochaeris radicata
American burnweedErechtites hieraciifolius
Smooth hawksbeardCrepis capillaris