Slender Sowthistle

Sonchus tenerrimus

"Sonchus tenerrimus" is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name slender sowthistle. It is native to the Mediterranean region of southern Europe, northern Africa, and the Middle East.
Slender sowthistle - Sonchus tenerrimus with small snail that can be Cernuella virgata oTheba pisana (or another).
Laguna de La Mata, Torrevieja.  Geotagged,Sonchus tenerrimus,Spain,Spring

Appearance

"Sonchus tenerrimus" is an annual or perennial herb producing a slender, branching stem up to about 80 centimeters tall. The leaves are deeply divided into many variously shaped lobes which may have toothed edges or smaller lobes. The inflorescence bears flower heads lined with glandular, hairy to woolly phyllaries. They are filled with numerous yellow ray florets but no disc florets. The fruit is an achene up to a centimeter long including its pappus.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusSonchus
SpeciesS. tenerrimus
Photographed in
Spain
Israel