Sonchus asper

1 Prickly Sowthistle at Garran, ACT

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BettyDonWood wrote:

   1 Apr 2018

I am not sure this is not Sonchus asper. Were the leaves stiff and more or less leathery (asper) or soft and thin (oleraceus)

ruthkerruish wrote:

   2 Apr 2018

I have added a couple of photos and leaves are prickly and leathery. So it is as you suggested Sonchus asper.

Mike wrote:

   2 Apr 2018

I think Sonchus asper (Prickly Sowthistle) on 26 May 2017 is also Sonchus asper and might cause confusion if someone is trying a comparison. (Now re-identified.)

ruthkerruish wrote:

   2 Apr 2018

I understand that Sonchus asper sometimes has red stems, maybe because of temperature, age, rate of growth, etc. HGW plants must have grown at the rate of knots as they appeared suddenly and grew so rapidly.

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.102038-35.338084
• Altitude 620.0m
• Maps Hughes Garran Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
• Places Garran, ACT

Sighting information

• 5 Abundance
• 1 Apr 2018 12:00 AM Recorded on
• ruthkerruish Recorded by

• Collections

  Plants Daisies

Additional information

• True In flower
• 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height

Species information

• Sonchus asper Scientific name
• Prickly Sowthistle Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Exotic
• Minor weed or pest
• Up to 1176.91m Recorded at altitude
• 59 images trained Machine learning
• In flower
  
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• Synonyms

  Sonchus asper subsp. glaucescens

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