Photo: Sonchus oleraceus 2.

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Photo: Sonchus arvensis 2.

Flowering tops. Botanical garden Kumpula, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2004-09-17.


Sonchus oleraceus L.
Engl.: common sow-thistle, smooth sow-thistle, annual sow-thistle, common annual sow-thistle, milk-thistle, sow-thistle.
Deu.: Kohl-Gänsedistel.
Suom.: kaalivalvatti.
Sven.: kålmolke, mjölktistel, kålmjölktistel.
Fran.: laiteron potager, chardon blanc, laiteron, laiteron annuel, laiteron âpre, laiteron commun, laiteron lisse.
Span.: achicoria dulce.
Bot. syn.: Sonchus ciliatus Lam.