| General Information | |
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| Symbol: | SOAR2 |
| Group: | Dicot |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Duration: |
Perennial |
| Growth Habit: |
Forb/herb |
| Native Status: |
AK I CAN I L48 I SPM I |
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Classification
| Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
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| Kingdom | Plantae – Plants |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta – Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | Spermatophyta – Seed plants |
| Division | Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants |
| Class | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | Asteridae |
| Order | Asterales |
| Family | Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae – Aster family |
| Genus | Sonchus L. – sowthistle |
| Species | Sonchus arvensis L. – field sowthistle |
Subordinate Taxa
The Plants Database includes the following 2 subspecies of Sonchus arvensis . Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles.
Legal Status
| Noxious Weed Information | |
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| This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds. | |
| Alaska
perennial sowthistle
Noxious weed
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| Arizona
perennial sowthistle
Prohibited noxious weed
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| California
perennial sowthistle
A list (noxious weeds)
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| Colorado
perennial sowthistle
C list (noxious weeds)
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| Hawaii
perennial sowthistle
Noxious weed
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| Idaho
perennial sowthistle
Noxious weed
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| Illinois
perennial sowthistle
Noxious weed
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| Iowa
perennial sowthistle
Primary noxious weed
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| Michigan
perennial sowthistle
Noxious weed
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| Minnesota
sowthistle
Prohibited noxious weed
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| Nevada
sowthistle
Noxious weed
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| South Dakota
perennial sowthistle
Noxious weed
perennial sowthistle
Regulated non-native plant species
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| Wyoming
perennial sowthistle
Noxious weed
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| U.S. Weed Information | |
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Sonchus arvensis
creeping sowthistle
field sowthistle
perennial sowthistle
This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below.This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of
Weeds of the U.S.
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| STATE | Assorted authors. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments. |
| N'EAST | Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal,and J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. |
| SWSS | Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois. |
| WSWS | Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al.. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. |
Wetland Status
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Wildlife
Food
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Cover
| Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Description of Values
| Value Class | Food | Cover |
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