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Label

Accession No. 05358 
Family Asteraceae 
Species Sonchus asper (L.) Hill
Common name "spiny sowthistle"
Collector Information K.T. Harper  (2001-210)  15 August 2001 , with R. Jolley
Geography United States,  Utah, Wayne County
Lat./Long. 38°  17' 0.01" N, 111°  27 ' 0.01" W at 6919 feet (2109 m)
Township/Range T29S, R4E, Sec. 14 at 6919 feet (2109 m) 
Locality BLM wetlands, near Teasdale. 
Ecology riparian area, willow-sedge community 
Climate NCDC temperatures, daily high (red), daily average (green) and daily low (blue), from 1970 to 2000 at this location.   NCDC average monthly precipitation from 1970 to 2000 at this location.

Taxonomy


Synonyms recognized by ITIS (bold taxon is currently accepted):

     Sonchus asper (L.) Hill

Common Name(s): perennial sowthistle, prickly sowthistle, spiny sowthistle, spiny-leaf sow-thistle.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=38424, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Asteridae
                            Order: Asterales
                                Family: Asteraceae
                                    Genus: Sonchus
                                        Species: Sonchus asper
                                                                                            

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
specimen image: 05358s1.jpg

Images of other samples of the same species:
specimen image: 02617s1.jpg 
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Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
05360 Atriplex prostrata      "spear-leaved orache" same section
05391 Bouteloua gracilis      "blue grama" 1.6 mi. E
05367 Calamagrostis scopulorum      "ditch reedgrass" same section
05385 Castilleja exilis     same section
05361 Chenopodium glaucum  var. salinum  same section
05368 Chrysothamnus nauseosus  var. consimilis   "rubber rabbitbrush" same section
05363 Clematis ligusticifolia      "white virgins-bower" same section
05372 Distichlis spicata      "saltgrass" same section
05359 Elaeagnus angustifolia      "Russian olive" same section
05364 Elymus lanceolatus  ssp. lanceolatus   "thickspike wheatgrass" same section
05369 Elymus repens      "quackgrass" same section
05375 Epilobium hornemannii      "Hornemann's willowherb" same section
05390 Eriogonum microthecum  var. simpsonii  1.6 mi. E
05394 Halogeton glomeratus      "saltlover" 1.6 mi. E
05365 Helianthus petiolaris  ssp. fallax   "prairie sunflower" same section
05439 Hordeum brachyantherum  ssp. brachyantherum   "meadow barley" same section
05370 Hordeum jubatum  ssp. intermedium   "intermediate barley" same section
05392 Krascheninnikovia lanata      "winterfat" 1.6 mi. E
05374 Lemna obscura      "little duckweed" same section
05366 Phalaris arundinacea      "reed canarygrass" same section
05362 Polygonum ramosissimum      "bushy knotweed" same section
05440 Polypogon monspeliensis      "annual rabbitsfoot grass" same section
05441 Salix exigua  var. stenophylla  same section
05393 Salsola tragus      "prickly Russian thistle" 1.6 mi. E
05388 Sarcobatus vermiculatus      "greasewood" same section
05373 Scirpus acutus     same section
05387 Scirpus pungens  var. longispicatus  same section
05442 Senecio hydrophilus      "water ragwort" same section
05371 Shepherdia argentea      "silver buffaloberry" same section
05443 Sium suave      "hemlock water parsnip" same section
00260 Sphaeralcea coccinea      "scarlet globemallow" same section
05389 Symphyotrichum spathulatum      "western mountain aster" same section
05384 Typha domingensis      "southern cattail" same section
05386 Typha latifolia      "broad-leaf cattail" same section
05551 Veronica catenata     same section

Locale


Nearby locations from the USGS Geographic Name Information System (GNIS) database:

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Cottonwood Creek (Stream) Wayne County, UT 1 mi. NE   Blind Lake 
Cottonwood Creek (Stream) Wayne County, UT 1.1 mi. NE   Blind Lake 
Boulder Creek (Stream) Wayne County, UT 1.2 mi. SE   Blind Lake 
Teasdale District Ranger Station (Locale) Wayne County, UT 1.3 mi. W 7100  Torrey 
Teasdale Bench (Bench) Wayne County, UT 1.5 mi. NW 6975  Torrey 
Teasdale Cemetery (Cemetery) Wayne County, UT 1.5 mi. W 7153  Torrey 
Teasdale (Populated Place) Wayne County, UT 1.5 mi. W 7139  Torrey 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Church) Wayne County, UT 1.5 mi. W 7143  Torrey 
Torrey Canal (Canal) Wayne County, UT 2 mi. N 6874  Torrey 
Birch Creek (Stream) Wayne County, UT 2 mi. S   Blind Lake 
Red Cliff Oasis (Park) Wayne County, UT 1.9 mi. NE 6831  Torrey 
Torrey (Populated Place) Wayne County, UT 2 mi. NE 6838  Torrey 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Church) Wayne County, UT 2 mi. NE 6841  Torrey 
Poverty Flat (Flat) Wayne County, UT 2.2 mi. NE 6841  Torrey 
Cigarette Hollow (Valley) Wayne County, UT 2.4 mi. NW   Bicknell 
Cigarette Hollow (Valley) Wayne County, UT 2.4 mi. NW   Torrey 
Velvet Ridge (Ridge) Wayne County, UT 2.8 mi. N 7366  Torrey 
Donkey Creek (Stream) Wayne County, UT 2.5 mi. E   Blind Lake 
Holt Draw (Valley) Wayne County, UT 3.1 mi. N   Torrey 
Birch Creek Meadows (Flat) Wayne County, UT 3.5 mi. S 8731  Blind Lake 

Links

Taxon Links for species Sonchus asper  (L.) Hill

CalPhotos, Berkeley Digital Library Project

CNPS Manual of California Vegetation Database

USDA Plants database
University of Washington Herbarium: Plants of Washington (images)

Texas A&M University: Image Library (images)

Lady Bird Johnson's Wildflower Center

Google Images

External link to this species in the UVU Herbarium:
http://herbarium.UVU.edu/virtual/search.asp?taxon=Sonchus+asper

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