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Sonchus bornmuelleri

Sonchus bornmuelleri
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Native range
Canary Is. (La Palma)
Climate
subtropical

About

Sonchus bornmuelleri, or Bornmueller's sow-thistle, is a plant endemic to the Canary Island of La Palma.

Where it grows

Cliffs south of Santa Cruz de La Palma, coastal rocks near San Andrés y Los Sauces, lots pedregale (between the lighthouse and piscinas fajanas), Riscos de Bajamar, Garafia, Montaña del Viento, Mazo, Fuencaliente, etc., up to 200 m, rare.

Other Sonchus plants

Giant Dandelion · Sonchus adscendens · Field sowthistle · Spiny sowthistle · Sonchus berteroanus · Seashore Sowthistle · Cabbage Tree · Sonchus canariensis · Sonchus capillaris · Sonchus congestus · Sonchus daltonii · Shrubby Sow Thistle

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sonchus bornmuelleri by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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