Sonchus asper (L.) Hill GRIN-Global

Taxon: Sonchus asper (L.) Hill

Summary

Genus:

Sonchus

Family:

Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)

Subfamily:

Cichorioideae

Tribe:

Cichorieae

Subtribe:

Hyoseridinae

Nomen number:

34933

Place of publication:

Herb. brit. 1:47. 1769

Verified:

03/22/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (1 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Sonchus oleraceus L. var. asper L.

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Reference(s)

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Common names

English
prickly sow thistle –
rough milk thistle –
rough sow thistle –
spiny sow thistle –
spiny-leaf sow thistle –
French
laiteron rude –
German
raue Gänsedistel –
Portuguese (Brazil)
serralha-comum –
Swedish
svinmolke –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Kenya
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Tanzania
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Uganda
1	Native	Africa	Macaronesia	Portugal	Madeira Islands
1	Native	Africa	Macaronesia	Spain	Canary Islands
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Eritrea
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Ethiopia
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Somalia
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Sudan
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Algeria
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Egypt
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Libya
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Morocco
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Tunisia
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Angola
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Malawi
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Mozambique
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zambia
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zimbabwe
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Botswana
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Senegal
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Cameroon
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Rwanda
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Zaire
1	Native	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Madagascar
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Yemen
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Armenia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Azerbaijan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Georgia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation	Dagestan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia	Ciscaucasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kazakhstan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kyrgyzstan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Tajikistan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Turkmenistan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Uzbekistan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation-Far East	Far East
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia	Eastern Siberia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation-Western Siberia	Western Siberia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	******
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Afghanistan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Cyprus
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Egypt	Sinai
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iran
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iraq
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Jordan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Lebanon
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Syria
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Nepal
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Pakistan
1	Native	Europe	East Europe	Belarus
1	Native	Europe	East Europe	Estonia
1	Native	Europe	East Europe	Latvia
1	Native	Europe	East Europe	Lithuania
1	Native	Europe	East Europe	Moldova
1	Native	Europe	East Europe	Russian Federation-European part	European part
1	Native	Europe	East Europe	Ukraine		incl. Krym
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Austria
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Belgium
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Czech Republic
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Germany
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Hungary
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Netherlands
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Poland
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Slovakia
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Switzerland
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Denmark
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Finland
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Ireland
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Norway
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Sweden
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	United Kingdom
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Albania
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bulgaria
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Croatia
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Greece		incl. Crete
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy		incl. Sardinia, Sicily
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Montenegro
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	North Macedonia
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Romania
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Serbia
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Slovenia
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France		incl. Corsica
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Portugal
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Spain		incl. Baleares
4	Naturalized	Africa	Macaronesia	Portugal	Azores
4	Naturalized	Africa	Southern Africa	Eswatini
4	Naturalized	Africa	Southern Africa	Lesotho
4	Naturalized	Africa	Southern Africa	Namibia
4	Naturalized	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa
4	Naturalized	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Mauritius
4	Naturalized	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Reunion
4	Naturalized	Asia-Temperate	China	China
4	Naturalized	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan
4	Naturalized	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Korea
4	Naturalized	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Taiwan
4	Naturalized	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Bhutan
4	Naturalized	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Nepal
4	Naturalized	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Sri Lanka
4	Naturalized	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Thailand
4	Naturalized	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Vietnam
4	Naturalized	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia
4	Naturalized	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Papua New Guinea
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia	New South Wales
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia	South Australia
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Victoria
4	Naturalized	Australasia	New Zealand	New Zealand
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	New Brunswick
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Newfoundland
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Nova Scotia
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Prince Edward Island
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Quebec
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Eastern Canada	St. Pierre and Miquelon
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Iowa
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Kansas
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	North Dakota
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maine
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Hampshire
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Jersey
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Rhode Island
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Vermont
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja Norte
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Coahuila
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosi
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Idaho
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Oregon
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Wyoming
4	Naturalized	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico
4	Naturalized	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Delaware
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	District of Columbia
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Federal District
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guanajuato
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Mexico
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacan
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Morelos
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Queretaro
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Nevada
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Yukon Territory
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Subarctic America	United States	Alaska
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Alberta
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Manitoba
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Saskatchewan
4	Naturalized	Pacific	North-Central Pacific	United States	Hawaii
4	Naturalized	Pacific	South-Central Pacific	French Polynesia
4	Naturalized	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	Tonga
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Antigua and Barbuda
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Bahamas
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Barbados
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Guadeloupe
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Hispaniola
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Jamaica
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Martinique
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Puerto Rico
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Costa Rica
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Nicaragua
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Panama	Chiriqui
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Northern South America	Guyana
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Southern South America	Chile
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Southern South America	Uruguay
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Western South America	Peru
6	Other					exact native range obscure

Native
Africa

EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
MACARONESIA: Spain [Canary Islands], Portugal [Madeira Islands]
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia
NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Senegal
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Cameroon, Rwanda, Zaire
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar

Asia-Temperate

ARABIAN PENINSULA: Yemen
CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation-Far East [Far East]
SIBERIA: Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia], Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia [Eastern Siberia]
WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Cyprus, Egypt [Sinai], Iran, Iraq, ******, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Nepal, Pakistan

Europe

EAST EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine (incl. Krym)
MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia
NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, Sweden
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal

Naturalized
Africa

MACARONESIA: Portugal [Azores]
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Lesotho, Namibia, Eswatini, South Africa
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Mauritius, Reunion

Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China
EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan, Taiwan

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Nepal
INDO-CHINA: Thailand, Vietnam
MALESIA: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea

Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria]
NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand

Northern America

EASTERN CANADA: Canada [New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec], St. Pierre and Miquelon
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Baja Norte]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacan, Morelos, Puebla, Queretaro, Federal District]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah]
SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada [Yukon Territory], United States [Alaska]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan]

Pacific

NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: French Polynesia
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Tonga

Southern America

BRAZIL: Brazil
CARIBBEAN: Hispaniola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Martinique, Puerto Rico
MESOAMERICA: Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama [Chiriqui]
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Guyana, Venezuela
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

Other (exact native range obscure)

Economic Uses

Harmful organism host
Weed
potential seed contaminant (fide Geigy Weed Tables. 1968) –

Banque Nationale de Gènes

Taxon: Sonchus asper (L.) Hill