Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_7179.JPG-06-27-2021
Flower name (scientific): Sonchus asper subsp. asper (Linnaeus) Hill PY: 1769
Flower name (common): Spiny Sowthistle
Family name (common): Aster
Family name (scientific): Asteraceae
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Flower description:
     Size: 0.5 to 1.0 inches ( 1.3 to 2.5 cm)
     Petal count: 11
     Color: yellow
     Other: flower arrangement, Panicle
Plant description:
     Size: 4 to 80 inches ( 10. to 203. cm)
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Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple and lobed
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     Other: Shape: leaf, mid cauline spatulate or oblong to obovate or lanceolate (FNA), pinnatifid, or broadly lanceolate or oblanceolate (IL)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common
Bloom time (typical): July to October
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Annual
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