Sonchus asper (L.) Hill
Sonchus asper (L.) Hill
Sonchus asper (L.) Hill
MH131 : Sonchus asper (L.) Hill
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 272 |
| Synonym | : | Sonchus aemulus Merino;
Sonchus asper (L.) Vill.;
Sonchus asper All.;
Sonchus asper Garsault;
Sonchus asper f. asper;
Sonchus asper var. asper;
Sonchus australis Hort. ex Colla;
Sonchus borderi Gand.;
Sonchus carolinianus Walter;
Sonchus crocifolius Hort. ex Sch.Bip.;
Sonchus cuspidatus Blume;
Sonchus decipiens (De Not.) Zenari;
Sonchus eryngiifolius Sosn.;
Sonchus eryngioides DC.;
Sonchus fallax Wallr.;
Sonchus fallax var. asper Wallr.;
Sonchus fallax var. decipiens De Not.;
Sonchus fallax var. laevis Wallr.;
Sonchus ferox Wall.;
Sonchus glaber Thunb.;
Sonchus infestus Poepp. ex DC.;
Sonchus spinosus Lam.;
Sonchus spinulosus Bigelow;
Sonchus sulphureus Boiss.;
Sonchus tibesticus Quézel;
Sonchus umbellatus E.Mey. ex DC.;
Sonchus viridis Zenari.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Prickly Sow-Thistle, Spiny sowthistle, Dudhi, Khomthokpi, Mhatara |
| Plant Family | : | Asteraceae / Compositae |
| Description | : | Prickly Sow-Thistle is a creeping rooted annual, growing 1–5 ft tall. Its stems branch near the top, while its leaves, which have weak marginal prickles, clasp the stem. Plants contain a bitter milky juice. Flowers are golden-yellow, up to 1 in broad. It is a common weed throughout India and most frequently occurs on roadsides, cultivated, waste and fallow ground, field margins, meadows, ditches, and neglected areas. It often appears in pastures and crops, however it rarely causes significant problems, as it is readily grazed in pasture and out-competed by most crops. Seeds showing parachute of hairs The Prickly Sow-Thistle is spread entirely by seed. Seeds, which are, on average, 3mm long by 2 mm wide, are equipped with a small parachute of hairs, that can carry them over large distances in strong winds. Seeds lying on the ground may also be transported in moving water. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | In heavier soils of cultivated fields, forest nurseris, on mud flats in river beds |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | Plant extract is applied to fresh injuries. Plants are pounded and applied to wounds and boils. Herb is used as an emollient. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: eudesmanolide ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | - |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Prickly%20Sow-Thistle.html |
| Reference | : | ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Asteridae |
| Order | : Asterales |
| Family | : Asteraceae / Compositae - Aster family |
| Genus | : Sonchus L. sowthistle |
| Species | : Sonchus asper (L.) Hill |