Sonchus congestus Willd.

Laiteron (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Sonchus

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 1.5-2.5m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 2.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 12-12

Usage

Uses material
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
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 -

Images

Habit

Sonchus congestus habit picture by Quentin Faye (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Sonchus congestus leaf picture by Quiquemor (cc-by-sa)
Sonchus congestus leaf picture by Jean Burgun (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Sonchus congestus world distribution map, present in Spain

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:250087-1
WFO ID wfo-0000027815
COL ID 6Z6P4
BDTFX ID 85107
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Sonchus altissimus Sonchus chuquitensis Sonchus broussonetii Sonchus frondosus Sonchus jacquinii Sonchus macranthus Sonchus abbreviatus Sonchus polyodon Sonchus fruticosus Sonchus jacquinii var. congestus Sonchus congestus var. congestus Sonchus jacquinii var. jacquinii Sonchus congestus

Lower taxons

Sonchus congestus var. gibbosus