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Sonchus arvensis

Field Sowthistle

GNRUnranked Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.148668

Element CodePDAST8R010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderAsterales

FamilyAsteraceae

GenusSonchus

Other Common Names

field sowthistle (EN) Laiteron des champs (FR) Perennial Sow-thistle (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)

CanadaNNA

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

United StatesNNA

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

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (6)

Alaska (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Eudora	Tongass National Forest	195,022
Hyder	Tongass National Forest	121,723
Mansfield Peninsula	Tongass National Forest	54,991

Nevada (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Pearl Peak	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	71,405

North Dakota (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Magpie	Dakota Prairie Grasslands	21,281

Vermont (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Wilder Mountain 09082	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	8,759

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.