Sonchus palustris

Marsh Sow-thistle

SPECIES

1. KingdomPlantae
2. PhylumTracheophyta
3. ClassMagnoliopsida
4. OrderAsterales
5. FamilyAsteraceae

Native toAltay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, France, Germany

Marsh sow-thistles are closely related to the much more common perennial sow thistles. They resemble each other very much, the difference being that the leaves of the marsh sow-thistle are less regularly serrated and end in a long triangular tip. They also have a waxy coating that feels a bit oily. Marsh sow-thistles remain shorter and scraggier than perennial sow thistles. The plant grows well in nutrient-poor conditions. however, it takes several years to blossom due to the lack of nutrients. Marsh sow-thistles grow mostly on the leeward side of the beach ridge and low dunes on beach plains along the North Sea coast. They are rarely found in the flood mark.

via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO

Wikidata facts