| Common Name: | Perennial sow thistle |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Sonchus |
| Species: | arvensis |
| Classification/Rank: | Invasive |
| Method of Transportation: | |
| Habitat/Range: | • wide distribution in the region particularly along roadsides. • extent of infestation has not been determined. • very common in most areas and has been found as far away as kilometer 66 on Telegraph Creek Road, and at Warm Bay in Atlin. • felt that the weed is cyclic in this region. Populations high in early and late nineties, lower in mid nineties |
• perennial plant with creeping rhizomes; grows up to 2 m tall
• stems erect, branched, and exude a milky juice when cut
• leaves alternate, waxy, weakly prickled edges; lower leaves
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