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Sonchus asper

(L.) Hill

Spiny-leaf Sowthistle

GNRUnranked Found in 52 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.145502

Element CodePDAST8R020

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderAsterales

FamilyAsteraceae

GenusSonchus

Other Common Names

Laiteron rude (FR) Prickly Sow-thistle (EN) Spiny Sowthistle (EN) spiny sowthistle (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
South Carolina	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
Montana	SNA	No
Nebraska	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No
New Mexico	SNA	No
Oklahoma	SNA	No
Alabama	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
Washington	SNA	No
New Hampshire	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Mississippi	SNA	No
Oregon	SNA	No
Michigan	SNA	No
Arizona	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No
Minnesota	SNA	No
Wisconsin	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
Idaho	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No
North Dakota	SNA	No
Maine	SNA	No
West Virginia	SNA	No
Hawaii	SNA	No
Louisiana	SNA	No
Alaska	SNA	No
Wyoming	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
Tennessee	SNA	No
Georgia	SNA	No
Utah	SNA	No
South Dakota	SNA	No
Iowa	SNA	No
Colorado	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
Arkansas	SNA	No
Kentucky	SNA	No
Missouri	SNA	No
Kansas	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
Rhode Island	SNA	No
District of Columbia	SNA	No
Nevada	SNA	No
California	SNA	No
Texas	SNA	No
Florida	SNA	No

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Quebec	SNA	No
New Brunswick	SNA	No
Ontario	SNA	No
Prince Edward Island	SNA	No
Saskatchewan	SNA	No
Nova Scotia	SNA	No
British Columbia	SNA	No
Alberta	SNA	No
Manitoba	SNA	No
Island of Newfoundland	SNA	No
Northwest Territories	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (52)

Alabama (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Blue Mountain	Talladega National Forest	4,986

Alaska (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Behm Islands	Tongass National Forest	4,777
Gravina	Tongass National Forest	37,381
North Kupreanof	Tongass National Forest	114,660
North Revilla	Tongass National Forest	215,430

Arizona (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Boulder	Tonto National Forest	40,359
Cdo Wsa	Coronado National Forest	1,955
Lime Creek	Tonto National Forest	42,568
Sierra Ancha Wilderness Contiguous	Tonto National Forest	7,787
Whetstone	Coronado National Forest	20,728

California (24)

Area	Forest	Acres
Birch Creek	Inyo National Forest	28,816
Black Canyon	Inyo National Forest	32,421
Coldwater	Cleveland National Forest	8,402
Devil Gulch	Sierra National Forest	30,490
Dry Lakes	Los Padres National Forest	17,043
Excelsior (CA)	Inyo National Forest	45,607
Ferguson Ridge	Sierra National Forest	6,104
Fish Canyon	Angeles National Forest	29,886
Ladd	Cleveland National Forest	5,300
Magic Mountain	Angeles National Forest	15,542
Nordhoff	Los Padres National Forest	12,031
Pine Creek	Cleveland National Forest	503
Red Mountain	Angeles National Forest	8,034
Rincon	Sequoia National Forest	54,610
Rock Creek West	Inyo National Forest	3,626
San Dimas	Angeles National Forest	7,160
San Gabriel Add	Angeles National Forest	2,527
San Sevaine	San Bernardino National Forest	6,866
Soldier Canyon	Inyo National Forest	40,589
Strawberry Peak	Angeles National Forest	7,245
Tequepis	Los Padres National Forest	9,080
Trumbull Peak	Stanislaus National Forest	6,164
Tule	Angeles National Forest	9,861
Wildhorse	Cleveland National Forest	1,483

Montana (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Silver King	Lolo National Forest	12,816

Nevada (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Excelsior (NV)	Inyo National Forest	7,744

New Mexico (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Gallinas	Santa Fe National Forest	13,208

Oregon (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Pine Creek	Malheur National Forest	5,462
Roaring River	Mt. Hood National Forest	27,316
Tenmile	Siuslaw National Forest	10,818
Umpqua Spit	Siuslaw National Forest	2,090

Tennessee (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Brushy Ridge	Cherokee National Forest	7,469
Stone Mountain	Cherokee National Forest	5,367

Texas (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Little Lake Creek	National Forests in Texas	596

Utah (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
418026	Uinta National Forest	14,038
418027	Uinta National Forest	13,884
Cottonwood	Dixie National Forest	6,754
South Francis	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	3,374

Virginia (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bear Creek	Jefferson National Forest	18,274
Brush Mountain	Jefferson National Forest	6,002

Washington (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Jefferson Ridge	Olympic National Forest	6,512
South Quinault	Olympic National Forest	11,081

References (1)

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.