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Sonchus asper (sharp-fringed sow thistle)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Sonchus asper, the prickly sow-thistle, rough milk thistle, spiny sowthistle, sharp-fringed sow thistle, or spiny-leaved sow thistle, is a widespread plant in the dandelion tribe within the daisy family. Sonchus asper is native to Europe, North Africa, and western Asia. It has also become naturalized on other continents and is regarded as a noxious, invasive weed in many places. Its edible leaves make a palatable and nutritious leaf vegetable.
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Infraspecies

Sonchus asper asper (Smooth Sow-Thistle) (Attributes)

Attributes

Dispersal Mode [1]  Anemochory

Predators

Callipepla californica (Californian Quail)[2]
Ensina sonchi[2]
Melospiza melodia (Song Sparrow)[2]
Trupanea amoena[2]
Zonotrichia leucophrys (White-crowned Sparrow)[2]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Golovinomyces cichoracearum[2]
Hyaloperonospora parasitica[2]
Peristemma pseudosphaeria[2]
Uredo campanulae[2]
Pollinator of 
Pieris rapae (imported cabbageworm)[2]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Paula S, Arianoutsou M, Kazanis D, Tavsanoglu Ç, Lloret F, Buhk C, Ojeda F, Luna B, Moreno JM, Rodrigo A, Espelta JM, Palacio S, Fernández-Santos B, Fernandes PM, and Pausas JG. 2009. Fire-related traits for plant species of the Mediterranean Basin. Ecology 90: 1420.
Paula S. & Pausas J.G. 2013. BROT: a plant trait database for Mediterranean Basin species. Version 2013.06.
♦ 2Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0