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Sonchus

The genus Sonchus is in the family Compositae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Sonchus

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

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Name Status Confi­dence level Source Date supplied Infra. rec.
Sonchus acaulis Dum.Cours. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus acuminatus Bigel. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus adenophora Wooton & Standl. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus adscendens Bojer Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus adscendens Boj. ex DC. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus afromontanus R.E.Fr. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus agrestis Sw. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus amboinensis Hort. ex Steud. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus amplexicaulis Gueldenst. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus andrenarum Cockerell Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus angulatus Sessé & Moc. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus aquatilis Pourr. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus araraticus Nazarova & Barsegyan Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus arboreus DC. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus arvensis L. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11 2
Sonchus asper Wulf. ex DC. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus asper (L.) Hill Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11 2
Sonchus beltraniae U.Reifenb. & A.Reifenb. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus bipontini A.Chev. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus bipontini Asch. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus bipontini Asch. ex Oliv. & Hiern Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus bocconi Jan Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus bornmuelleri Pit. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus bourgeaui Sch.Bip. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus brachylobus Webb & Berthel. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus brachylobus Sch.Bip. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus brachyotus DC. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus brasiliensis Meyen & Walp. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus brevipes Rydb. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus briquetianus Gand. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus bulbosus (L.) N.Kilian & Greuter Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11 2
Sonchus bupleuroides (Font Quer) N.Kilian & Greuter Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus californica Rydb. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus camporum (R.E.Fr.) Boulos ex C.Jeffrey Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus canadensis Froel. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus canariensis (Sch.Bip.) Boulos Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11 1
Sonchus capensis Schltdl. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus capillaris Svent. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus caucasicus Spreng. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus cavanillesianus Font Quer & Svent. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus cavanillesii Caball. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus cervicornis Willk. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus chondrilloides Sibth. & Sm. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus ciliatus Perr. ex DC. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus coeruleus Auct. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus congestus Willd. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus cornutus Hochst. ex Steud. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus crassifolius Willd. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus crepioides (Poir.) Sm. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus crispus Poir. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus cumbulus Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus cumingiana Macloskie Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus daltonii Webb Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus denticulato-lanceolata Kitam. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus denticulato-platyphylla (Makino) Kitam. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus deserticola Macloskie Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus dichotomus M.Bieb. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus dichotomus Savi Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus diffusus Tidestr. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus divaricatus Buch Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus dregeanus DC. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus dulosus Fisch. & Mey. ex Sweet Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus elongatus Kunze ex Schlecht. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus elongatus Schltdl. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus eriopus Royle Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus erythraeae Schweinf. ex Penz. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus erythropappus Meyen & Walp. ex Meyen & Walp. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus erzincanicus V.A.Matthews Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus esperanzae N.Kilian & Greuter Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus fauces-orci Knoche Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus filipes A.Heller Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus floridanus Lour. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus floridanus Ait. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus floridanus Michx. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus foliacea Greene Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus fragilis Ball Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus freynianus huter.porta & Rigo ex Porta Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus friesii Boulos Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus fruticosus Jacq. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus fruticosus L.f. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus gandogeri Pit. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus gibbosus Savi Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus gigas Boulos ex Humbert Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus glaber Schult. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus glabra Wooton & Standl. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus glandifera Osterh. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus glandulifera Rydb. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus glomerata Greene Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus gomerensis Boulos Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus goraeensis Less. ex Steud. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus gramineus Boj. ex DC. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus gramineus Bojer Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus grandifolius Kirk Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus gummifer Link Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus harknessii Greene Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus hastatus Wall. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus × haussknechtii Brügger Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus heterophyllus (Boulos) U.Reifenb. & A.Reifenb. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus hierrensis (Pit.) Boulos Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus hispida Greene Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus hothae C.B.Clarke Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus hydrophilus Boulos Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus hypochaeroides Schltdl. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus integrifolius Harv. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus intermedius Krock. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus jacottetianus Thell. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus × jacquiniocephalus Svent. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus jainii Chandrab., V.Chandras. & N.C.Nair Accepted L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus jonesii Greene Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus kingii Greene Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus kirkii Hamlin Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus laciniatus T.Moore Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus laevis Sloane Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus leptocephalus Cass. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus libycus Spach ex Boiss. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus lidii Boulos Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus lingianus C.Shih Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus littoralis (Kirk) Allan Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus longifolius Wall. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus longifolius Colla Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus loscosii Willk. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus luxurians (R.E.Fr.) C.Jeffrey Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus macrocarpus Boulos & C.Jeffrey Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus maculigerus H.Lindb. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus malayanus Miq. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus maritimus echeand. ex Loscos & Pardo Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus maritimus L. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus maritimus Pall. ex Ledeb. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus maritimus Turcz. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus masguindalii Pau & Font Quer Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus mauritanicus Boiss. & Reut. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus × maynari Svent. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus megalocarpa (Hook.f.) J.M.Black Accepted L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus melanolepis Fresen. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus metzianus Sch.Bip. ex Hook.f. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus microcarpus (Boulos) U.Reifenb. & A.Reifenb. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus microcephalus Mejías Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus monanthus Koidz. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus nanus Sond. ex Harv. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus neglectus Pit. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus nigricans Tausch Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus novae-zelandiae (Hook.f.) Hook.f. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus novae-zelandiae Benth. & Hook.f. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus novocastellanus Cirujano Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus obtusilobus R.E.Fr. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus obtusilobus R.E. Fries Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus occidentalis Spreng. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus oleraceus (L.) L. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11 1
Sonchus ortunoi Svent. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus oxyspermus Wallr. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus palmensis Boulos Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus palustris L. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus paniculatus Moc. & Sessé ex DC. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus pendulus Sennikov Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11 1
Sonchus pendulus Webb ex Sch.Bip. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus pensylvanicus Molin. ex Colla Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus pensylvanicus (Spreng.) Spreng. ex Steud. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus perfoliatus (Gueldenst.) Gueldenst. ex Ledeb. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus picroides Sibth. & Sm. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus picroides Lam. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus pinnatifidus Cav. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus pinnatus Aiton Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus × piquetii Druce Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus piquetii Druce Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus pitardii Boulos Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus platylepis Webb Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus plumerianus St.-Lag. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus plumerii St.-Lag. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus plumieri Panc. ex Vis. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus × prudhommei Bouchard Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus pustulatus Willk. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus radiatus Link Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus radicatus Aiton Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus regis-jubae Pit. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus × rokosensis Sutorý Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus roseus Andrz. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus rotundilobus Kovalevsk. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus saudensis Boulos Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus schweinfurthii Oliv. & Hiern Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus scorzoneraeformis Lag. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus setosus Ehrenb. ex Sweet Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus sibiricus Richards. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus sibiricus M.Bieb. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus simplissimus Lag. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus sosnowskyi Schchian Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus spinosus Larrañaga Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus spinosus Marès Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus stenophyllus R.E.Fr. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus subacaulis Dum.Cours. ex Steud. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus suberosus Zohary & P.H.Davis Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus sventenii U.Reifenb. & A.Reifenb. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus taraxacifolius Spreng. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus tectifolius Svent. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus tenax Fisch. ex Sweet Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus tenerrimus L. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus tigridus Rupr. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus toletanus Sennen Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus transcaspicus Nevski Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus tuberifer Svent. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus tuberosus Murr. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus ustulatus Lowe Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus vaginatus hort.erf. ex Steud. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus vulgare (Savi) Ten. Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus webbii Sch.Bip. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus welwitschii Chiov. ex Mendonça Unresolved L TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus wightianus DC. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11 1
Sonchus wildpretii U.Reifenb. & A.Reifenb. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus wilmsii R.E.Fr. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11
Sonchus yendoi Kitam. Accepted M TICA 2012-02-11

Statistics

The Plant List includes 411 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Sonchus. Of these 131 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 158 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Sonchus. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 411 species names for the genus Sonchus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of binomial name statuses
Status Total
◕ Accepted 131 31.9%
◕ Synonym 201 48.9%
◕ Unplaced 0 0%
◕ Unassessed 79 19.2%

All names

The status of the 569 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Sonchus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of all name statuses
Status Total
◕ Accepted 140 24.6%
◕ Synonym 349 61.3%
◕ Unplaced 0 0%
◕ Unassessed 80 14.1%

Of the species names,

The confidence with which the status of the 411 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Sonchus, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Medium confidence 129 194 0 0 323 78.6%
Low confidence 2 7 0 79 88 21.4%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Sonchus is as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
TICA 131 201 0 79 0 411 100%