Sonchus brachyotus




Family Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Scientific name Sonchus brachyotus de Candolle
Synonyms Sonchus arenicola Voroschilov; Sonchus arvensis L. subsp. brachyotus (de Candolle) Kitamura
Common name (Japanese common name) hachijo-na [Hachijo Island salad green]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Mongolia, Caucasus
Chromosomal number 2n=18
Description Plants electing 30-100cm. Flowers involucres 16-20mm, flowering in August to October. Perennial plants.
Reference Sonchus brachyotus DC.
Note Sonchus brachyotus de Candolle is not a synonym of Sonchus arvensis L. (syn. Sonchus wightianus de Candolle).



October 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
October 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
October 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden



October 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
October 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden