Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Sonchus// Species: Sonchus asper (L.) Hill
Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Tutin et al., 1976).
Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Temperate Eurasia, North Africa to Sahel and Somalia according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal.
Habitat: Open habitats – grassland, sparse woods, shrubland; disturbed ground – alongside roads, cultivated land, urban and suburban areas.
Flowering period: Late spring -summer (MAY, JUN,JUL).
Sonchus asper – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 24.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sonchus asper – capitula. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 24.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sonchus asper – capitula. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 24.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sonchus asper – capitulum – florets. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 24.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sonchus asper – capitulum – florets. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 24.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sonchus asper – capitulum – florets. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 24.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sonchus asper – capitulum – involucral bracts. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 24.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sonchus asper – fruiting capitulum with achenes. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 24.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sonchus asper – achenes. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 24.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sonchus asper – stem with leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 24.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sonchus asper – stem with leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 24.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sonchus asper – adaxial side of leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 24.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sonchus asper – abaxial side of leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 24.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sonchus asper – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sonchus asper – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sonchus asper – upper part of plant with synflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sonchus asper – developing capitula. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Sonchus asper – capitula. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Sonchus asper – capitulum. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Sonchus asper – involucrum. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Sonchus asper – fruiting inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sonchus asper – capitulum with achenes. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Sonchus asper – leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Sonchus asper – upper part of stem with inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Sonchus asper – inflorescence with developing and fruiting capitula. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Sonchus asper – achenes. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Sonchus asper – fruiting capitula with achenes. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Osogovo nature 