Sonchus
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Sonchus oleraceus
Translingual
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Etymology
From Latin sonchus, from Ancient Greek σόγχος (sónkhos).
Proper noun
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- A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – sow thistles and their close perennial relatives.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II – clades; Asterales – order; Asteraceae – family; Cichorioideae - subfamily; Cichorieae - tribe; Hyoseridinae - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Sonchus oleraceus (common sow thistle) - type species; Sonchus asper rough milk thistle, Sonchus arvensis (field sow thistle, perennial sow thistle, field milk thistle), Sonchus asper (spiny sow thistle, sharp-fringed sow thistle, prickly sow-thistle, spiny-leaved sow thistle), (Sonchus bornmuelleri (Bornmueller's sow-thistle), Sonchus palmensis (La Palma sow-thistle), Sonchus palustris (marsh sowthistle), Sonchus tenerrimus (slender sow thistle), Sonchus wilmsii (milk thistle); for subgenera and other species see
Sonchus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
References
Sonchus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Sonchus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Sonchus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Sonchus at USDA Plants database
- Sonchus at Tropicos
- Sonchus at World Register of Marine Species
- Sonchus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Sonchus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Sonchus at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Sonchus at The Plant List
