Flower ID: IMG_5065.JPG-10-10-2022 Flower name (scientific): Sonchus oleraceus Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) SON-chus awl-lur-RAY-see-us (or ol-e-RAY-see-us or ol-er-A-se-us) Flower name (common): Common Sowthistle Family name (common): Aster Family name (scientific): Asteraceae Scientific name origin: Genus: The Greek name for sowthistle. Specific epithet: Of cultivation, vegetable garden. Common name origin: Flower description: Size: 0.5 to 1.0 inches (1.3 to 2.5 cm) Petal count: 30 Color: yellow Other: flower arrangement, Panicle Plant description: Size: 24 to 78 inches (61 to 200 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple and lobed Size: Leaves up to 25 to 35 cm long and up to 6 to 15 cm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, mid cauline spatulate or oblong to obovate or lanceolate (FNA), pinnatifid with deep triangular lobes (IL) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): July to October Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Annual/Biennial Habitat: Disturbed areas, waste areas, roadsides, fields, pastures, along streams, sun, moist to dry. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Ethnobotany: No recorded uses by tribes from Wisconsin. The Houma used the plant to treat bowel issues, tooth problems, tardy menstruation. The Pima employed the plant to cure opium habit (Moerman, p. 538, 1998). Latitude: 44.794527 Longitude: -91.494998 Altitude: 265.00 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Ashland, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Calumet, Chippewa, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Grant, Jefferson, Kenosha, Lafayette, Marquette, Milwaukee, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, Taylor, Vernon, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) In Canada: (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK) References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na