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SONCHUS [7 records]

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Record 1 2022-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
Lactuca floridana
Latin
Sonchus floridanus
Latin
Mulgedium floridanum
Latin
OBS

A plant of the family Compositae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Lactuca floridana
Latin
Sonchus floridanus
Latin
Mulgedium floridanum
Latin
OBS

Plante de la famille Compositae.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weed Science
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
Sonchus
Latin
DEF

Any composite plant of the genus Sonchus, having yellow flowers and thistlelike leaves.

OBS

Generally considered a weed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mauvaises herbes
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Sonchus
Latin
DEF

Plante herbacée annuelle ou vivace d'Europe, d'Asie, d'Afrique et d'Australie, aux fleurs groupées en capitules jaunes, réunis en corymbes.

OBS

Mauvaise herbe de la famille des Composées.

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weed Science
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
Sonchus oleraceus
Latin
CONT

A common weed of cultivated crops, annual sow thistle acts as a host to aphids, several viral diseases, and nematodes. Rapid germination combined with wind dispersal of seeds allows annual sow thistle to invade both native plant communities and disturbed sites quickly.

OBS

[The] leaves ... usually have a mild agreeable flavour especially in the spring. They can be added to salads, cooked like spinach or used in soups, etc.

OBS

annual sow-thistle: preferred common name in the Inventory of Canadian Agricultural weeds (2003).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mauvaises herbes
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Sonchus oleraceus
Latin
CONT

Le laiteron des maraîchers est une plante annuelle de 30 à 100 cm de hauteur, à la tige dressée, cannelée, creuse et peu ramifiée. Les feuilles caulinaires sont sessiles, ovales-allongées et divisées en segments dentés-épineux non piquants. Elles embrassent la tige par deux oreillettes aiguës et étalées.

OBS

Cette plante est très commune dans les endroits cultivés et dans les décombres et c'est une «mauvaise herbe» très répandue dans les jardins.

OBS

Les feuilles sont consommées cuites ou en salade.

OBS

laiteron potager : nom à privilégier selon l'Inventaire des mauvaises herbes du Canada (2003).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Malas hierbas
  • Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Sonchus oleraceus
Latin
DEF

Hierba anual con tallos débiles, que exuda látex si se la hiere. Hojas de forma variable, generalmente con los bordes recortados. Flores amarillas, agrupadas en capítulos de unos 2 cm de diámetro.

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Record 4 2016-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weed Science
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
Sonchus asper
Latin
CONT

Sonchus asper (L.) Hill. An annual weedy plant 50-150 cm high. Leaves clasping stem at base, slightly lobed or divided; leaf lobes usually having spinetipped teeth; basal lobes rounded. Flowers 12-25 cm across, pale yellow.

OBS

Spiny annual sow-thistle occurs ... in waste places, along fence lines, roadsides, around buildings and occasionally in gardens.

OBS

spiny annual sow-thistle: preferred common name in the Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds (2003).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mauvaises herbes
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Sonchus asper
Latin
CONT

Sonchus asper (L.). [...] Plante annuelle [de] 30 à 80 cm, lisse et peu rameuse. [Ses] feuilles [sont] épaisses, fermes, luisantes [et] à auricules arrondies. [Les] capitules [sont] à involucre généralement glabre [et les] achaines à côtes longitudinales saillantes [sont] non rugueux transversalement.

OBS

Cette espèce est commune dans les endroits cultivés, au bord des chemins et dans les décombres.

OBS

laiteron rude : nom à privilégier selon l'Inventaire des mauvaises herbes du Canada.

Spanish

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Record 5 2016-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weed Science
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
Sonchus arvensis
Latin
DEF

A vigorous deep-rooted perennial herb introduced from Eurasia that reproduces by seed, by thick vertical roots and by cylindral horizontal roots 0.25-0.5 cm in diameter.

CONT

Perennial sow thistle grows on a single stem, branching near the top. The branches end in large, loose, clusters of yellow, dandelion-like flowers. Leaves vary in shape and have weak prickles on the edges. Upper leaves clasp the stem directly. Mature plants contain a bitter milky juice and grow to 1.5 m tall. Annual sow thistle has smaller flowers. [It] is an aggressive, creeping weed that can severely reduce yields in cultivated fields.

OBS

[Can be found] in cultivated fields, pastures, meadows, woodland, waste places, roadsides, gardens, and occasionally in lawns.

OBS

perenniel sow-thistle: preferred common name in the Inventory of Canadian Agriculture Weeds (2003).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mauvaises herbes
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Sonchus arvensis
Latin
DEF

Plante vivace se propageant par rhizome, et dont les tiges mesurent de 0,35 à 1,5 m de hauteur [...]

OBS

Elle se rencontre dans toutes les provinces [canadiennes] où elle pousse dans les champs de céréales, les cultures sarclées, les terrains incultes et en bordure des routes [...]

OBS

[Le] laiteron des champs est l'une de nos mauvaises herbes les plus agressives, surtout dans les champs de grain.

OBS

laiteron des champs : nom à privilégier selon l'Inventaire des mauvaises herbes du Canada (2003).

Spanish

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Record 6 2011-10-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
Sonchus palustris
Latin
OBS

A plant of the family Asteraceae.

Key term(s)
  • marsh sow thistle
  • marsh sowthistle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Sonchus palustris
Latin
OBS

Plante de la famille des Asteraceae.

Spanish

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Record 7 2011-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
Lactuca ludoviciana
Latin
Sonchus ludoviciana
Latin
Lactuca campestris
Latin
OBS

A plant of the family Asteraceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Lactuca ludoviciana
Latin
Sonchus ludoviciana
Latin
Lactuca campestris
Latin
OBS

Plante de la famille des Asteraceae.

Spanish

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