Sonchus asper
1 Prickly Sowthistle at Garran, ACT
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| Sonchus asper | BettyDonWood | 1 Apr 2018 | |
| Sonchus asper | ruthkerruish | 1 Apr 2018 | |
| Sonchus oleraceus | ruthkerruish | 30 Mar 2018 |
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User's notes
I have never seen milk thistles as tall as this - more than 160 cm and so taller than the shrubs planted in 2015!
4 comments
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)
2 Apr 2018
I have added a couple of photos and leaves are prickly and leathery. So it is as you suggested Sonchus asper.
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.)
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.)
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.
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
- Yes In flower
- 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
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Species information
- Sonchus asper Scientific name
- Prickly Sowthistle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 1176.91m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Sonchus asper subsp. glaucescens
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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