Sonchus

Translingual thumb|Sonchus oleraceus Etymology From mul la sonchus, from mul grc σόγχος. Proper noun 1 m genus family Asteraceae sow thistles and their close perennial relatives Hypernyms genus ; Cichorioideae subfamily - subfamily; Cichorieae tribe - tribe; Hyoseridinae subtribe - subtribe Hyponyms genus Sonchus oleraceus species (common sow thistle) - type species; Sonchus asper species rough milk thistle, Sonchus arvensis species (field sow thistle, perennial sow thistle, field milk thistle), Sonchus asper species (spiny sow thistle, sharp-fringed sow thistle, prickly sow-thistle, spiny-leaved sow thistle), (Sonchus bornmuelleri species (Bornmueller's sow-thistle), Sonchus palmensis species (La Palma sow-thistle), Sonchus palustris species (marsh sowthistle), Sonchus tenerrimus species (slender sow thistle), Sonchus wilmsii species (en milk thistle); for subgenera and other species see 1 References 1 1 1 SONCH 40001998 38420 60801 50190 genus 11287