Kingdom Plantae Family Asteraceae Genus Sonchus | Order Asterales Tribe Cichorieae Rank Species | |
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Similar Sonchus gummifer, Sonchus palmensis, Sonchus pinnatus, Sonchus congestus, Sonchus leptocephalus | ||
Sonchus bornmuelleri Pitard. (Bornmueller's sow-thistle) is a plant endemic to the Canary Island of La Palma.
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Description
Perennial with woody stock. Leaves in a basal rosette, pinnatifid with rounded lobes; margins subspinose. Scape up to 80 cm, with a few small bracts. Inflorescence a dense corymb of up to 20 heads. Heads densely tomentose.
Distribution in La Palma
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.
References
Sonchus bornmuelleri Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA