| 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 |