Laiteron des champs vs Lastron

Sonchus arvensis compared with Sonchus asper

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Laiteron des champs	Lastron
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
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 arvensis	Sonchus asper

Evolutionary Relationship

Laiteron des champs and Lastron share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sonchus.

Conservation Status

Laiteron des champs

LC — Least Concern

Lastron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Laiteron des champs	Lastron
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Laiteron des champs

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).

Lastron

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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 17 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇳 China 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇯🇵 Japan 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇦 Ukraine 🇺🇸 United States 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan