Sonchus palmensis

La Palma sow-thistle
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Cichorieae
Genus: Sonchus
Species: S. palmensis
Binomial name
Sonchus palmensis
(Sch.Bip.) Boulos 1967[1]
Synonyms[1]

Sonchus pinnatus var. palmensis

Sonchus palmenis (Sch.Bip.) Boulos. (La Palma sow-thistle) is a plant endemic to the Canary Island of La Palma.

Description

Tall shrub up to 2 m. Leaves pinnatisect with 10-15 pairs of equally spaced lobes, the lobes 6-40 mm wide. Inflorescence very large and dense, compound-corymbose. Individual heads with 30-50 yellow ray florets but no disc florets.

Distribution in La Palma

Widespread especially along the east coast, Fuencaliente, Mazo, Santa Cruz, Las Breñas, Puntallana, La Galga, Los Tilos, etc. west coast, Los Llanos, etc., up to 1000 m in the lower and forest zones.

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