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Prickly sow thistle

Sonchus asper

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IntroducedHerbAnnualmars to septembre
Prickly sow thistle, photo 1 of 5
Prickly sow thistle, In flower
Prickly sow thistle, In fruit

Annual herbaceous plant. Introduced to Québec. Grows in fields and in urban areas. Flowers from March to September.

There are 224 observations of Prickly sow thistle in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Montréal and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from November to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale47
  2. Montréal33
  3. Montérégie29
  4. Laurentides19
  5. Estrie18
  6. Lanaudière14
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine12
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent12
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches11
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue8
  11. Outaouais7
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean6
  13. Côte-Nord3
  14. Centre-du-Québec2
  15. Mauricie2
  16. Laval1

Habitat

FieldsHubert Figuière
Towns and gardensAlain Rouiller

Taxonomy

KingdomPlantaePhylumTracheophytaClassMagnoliopsidaOrderAsteralesFamilyAsteraceaeGenusSonchus

Similar species

TOXIC
Common sowthistleSonchus oleraceus
Field sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
Creeping thistleCirsium arvense
Prickly lettuceLactuca serriola
DandelionTaraxacum officinale
TOXIC
Old-man-in-the-springSenecio vulgaris
American burnweedErechtites hieraciifolius
Bull thistleCirsium vulgare
TOXIC
Milk thistleSilybum marianum
TOXIC
Bitter lettuceLactuca virosa
Nodding thistleCarduus nutans
TOXIC
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