Species

Sonchus arvensis

Etymology

Sonchus: sow thistle
arvensis: Growing in arable fields

Common Name(s)

perennial sow thistle

Family

Asteraceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

SONARV

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.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs - Composites

Flower Colours

Yellow

Year Naturalised

1855

Origin

Europe, W. and S.W. Asia

This page last updated on 18 Jan 2010