Sonchus

Translingual

Sonchus oleraceus

Etymology

From Latin sonchus, from Ancient Greek σόγχος (sónkhos).

Proper noun

Sonchus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – sow thistles and their close perennial relatives.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II – clades; Asterales – order; Asteraceae – family; Cichorioideae - subfamily; Cichorieae - tribe; Hyoseridinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Sonchus oleraceus (common sow thistle) - type species; Sonchus asper rough milk thistle, Sonchus arvensis (field sow thistle, perennial sow thistle, field milk thistle), Sonchus asper (spiny sow thistle, sharp-fringed sow thistle, prickly sow-thistle, spiny-leaved sow thistle), (Sonchus bornmuelleri (Bornmueller's sow-thistle), Sonchus palmensis (La Palma sow-thistle), Sonchus palustris (marsh sowthistle), Sonchus tenerrimus (slender sow thistle), Sonchus wilmsii (milk thistle); for subgenera and other species see Sonchus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

• Sonchus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sonchus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Sonchus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Sonchus at USDA Plants database
• Sonchus at Tropicos
• Sonchus at World Register of Marine Species
• Sonchus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Sonchus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Sonchus at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Sonchus at The Plant List