Spiny sowthistle vs Wing-leaved Sow-thistle

Sonchus asper compared with Sonchus pinnatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Spiny sowthistle	Wing-leaved Sow-thistle
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family same	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus same	Sonchus	Sonchus
Species	Sonchus asper	Sonchus pinnatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Spiny sowthistle and Wing-leaved Sow-thistle share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sonchus.

Conservation Status

Spiny sowthistle

LC — Least Concern

Wing-leaved Sow-thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Spiny sowthistle	Wing-leaved Sow-thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Spiny sowthistle

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).

Wing-leaved Sow-thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Portugal.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal