Sonchus arvensis

Sonchus arvensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Sonchus
Species:
S. arvensis
Binomial name
Sonchus arvensis
L. 1753
Synonyms
Synonymy
  • Hieracium arvense (L.) Scop.
  • Sonchoseris arvensis Fourr.
  • Sonchoseris decora Fourr.
  • Sonchus exaltatus Wallr.
  • Sonchus glandulosus Schur
  • Sonchus hantoniensis Sweet
  • Sonchus hispidus Gilib.
  • Sonchus laevissimus Schur
  • Sonchus nitidus Vill.
  • Sonchus pratensis Schur
  • Sonchus repens Bubani
  • Sonchus vulgaris Rouy
  • Sonchus humilis N.I.Orlova
  • Sonchus ketzkhovelii Schchian
  • Sonchus uliginosus M.Bieb.

Sonchus arvensis, the field milk thistle, field sowthistle, perennial sow-thistle, corn sow thistle, dindle, gutweed, swine thistle, or tree sow thistle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. S. arvensis often occurs in annual crop fields and may cause substantial yield losses.