Sonchus canariensis

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Sonchus canariensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Sonchus
Species:
S. canariensis
Binomial name
Sonchus canariensis
(Webb) Boulos

Sonchus canariensis, the tree sonchus, is a species of plant endemic to the Canary Islands.[1]

Its leaves are arranged in a terminal rosette on the branches. The capitula are wide, up to 1.5 cm in diameter and 3 m in height, arranged in a loose inflorescence. The leaves are pinnatisect, with narrow foliar lobes.[2][3]

Distribution

Sonchus canariensis is endemic to the central Canary islands, with the subspecies canariensis on both islands and subspecies orotavensis Boulos only in Tenerife.[2][3]

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