species
Sonchus oleraceus
Milk thistle · Soft thistle · Annual sow thistle · Common sowthistle
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Sonchus oleraceus belongs to the family Asteraceae, also known as Milk thistle, Soft thistle, Annual sow thistle or Common sowthistle, native to the UK. It grows in full sun or part shade, where the ground is neutral and in well drained conditions.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Acidity
- Neutral
- Moisture
- Well drained
- In the UK
- Native
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