Genus Sonchus L.


Summary
Genus number:
11287
Last updated:
13 January 2011
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Cichorioideae
Tribe:
Cichorieae
Subtribe:
Hyoseridinae
Common name(s):

sow thistle
Accession count:

18 (12  active, 4  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:


Synonyms
Synonym(s) Possible synonym(s)

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Disseminule drawings\; A: Fruit; B: fruit outline showing entire pappus; C: embryo in situ; D: transection of fruit

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References:
  1. Kim, S.-C. et al. 2007. Phylogenetic analysis of chloroplast DNA matK gene and ITS of nrDNA sequences reveals polyphyly of the genus Sonchus and new relationships among the subtribe Sonchinae (Asteraceae: Cichorieae). Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 44:578-597. Note: polyphyletic as currently circumscribed, should be re-circumscribed
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=11287. Accessed 10 May 2026.