Sonchus asper

Prickly Sowthistle at Wanniassa Hill

Sonchus asper at Wanniassa Hill - 26 May 2017
Sonchus asper at Wanniassa Hill - 26 May 2017
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Identification history

Sonchus asper 1 Apr 2018 BettyDonWood
Sonchus oleraceus 26 May 2017 BettyDonWood
Unidentified 26 May 2017 Mike

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6 comments

BettyDonWood wrote:
   2 Apr 2018
Thanks for picking up the mistake, Mike. Betty
Mike wrote:
   2 Apr 2018
Could you also look at sighting 3367397 and the species image for S. oleraceus sightings? They look more like S. asper. Going by the names and synonyms in lucidcentral Weeds of Australia there has been botanical confusion at times.
BettyDonWood wrote:
   2 Apr 2018
Could you provide a link rather than a sighting number please. The system is not user friendly for finding sightings by number. Just click on canberra.naturemapr.org at the top of the sighting and the URL will appear. Then copy. Thanks.
AaronClausen wrote:
   2 Apr 2018
Secret feature: If you type a sighting number into the Quick Search box, it will take you directly to that sighting. But I agree Betty, links are the best..
   2 Apr 2018
Thats cool Aaron, did not know that!
Mike wrote:
   2 Apr 2018
Sorry Betty, I was switching around among computer, tablets and phone so I didn't copy the full link. You would have found it by going to the species page. Using the full link can lead to confusion because it can show up in comments as the species name - which can change. The good thing out of all this is that we now know another of Aaron's secrets.

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 26 May 2017 03:38 PM Recorded on
  • Mike Recorded by

Species information

  • Sonchus asper Scientific name
  • Prickly Sowthistle Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Minor Weed or Pest
  • Up to 1176.91m Recorded at altitude
  • 54 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Sonchus asper subsp. glaucescens
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