Sonchus asper (L.) Vill.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Sonchus

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.5m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.15
Root diameter (meter) 0.1
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 6-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-8

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves stems
Therapeutic use Emollient (unspecified), Wart (unspecified), Wound (unspecified), Boil (unspecified), Emollients (unspecified), Furunculosis (unspecified), Wounds and injuries (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Sonchus asper world distribution map, present in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0000127825
COL ID -
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Sonchus asper