Field sowthistle vs umm al laban

Sonchus arvensis compared with Sonchus asper

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Field sowthistle umm al laban
Kingdom same Plantae (نباتات) Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum same Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور) Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class same Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية) Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)
Order same Asterales (نجميات) Asterales (نجميات)
Family same Asteraceae (Daisy Family) Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus same Sonchus Sonchus
Species Sonchus arvensis Sonchus asper

Evolutionary Relationship

Field sowthistle and umm al laban share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sonchus.

Conservation Status

Field sowthistle

LC — Least Concern

umm al laban

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Field sowthistle umm al laban
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Field sowthistle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Mozambique), Asia (7 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, Guatemala, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Chile).

umm al laban

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (14 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (7 countries).

Field sowthistle

No description available.

umm al laban

No description available.

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