Annual Sowthistle
Sonchus oleraceus L.
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
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▲▼ seedlings
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▲ young rosette
▲ mature plant
▲ ▼ pointed angles of leaf bases (stipules) around stem
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▲ flowers and mature plants
Annual Sowthistle:
· similar in growth habit and appearance to spiny sowthistle, but rosette leaves are not spiny and are more deeply lobed
· stipule at base of stem leaves is pointed at the base
· flowers small, yellow, like other sowthistles