Plant Name:
Sow Thistle
Latin Name:
Sonchus oleraceus, arvensis
Plant Type:
Weed
Edible Part:
About
Sonchus is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae and are commonly known as sow thistles. Sowthistles are annual, biennial or perennial herbs, with or without rhizomes and a few are even woody.