Field sowthistle vs Wing-leaved Sow-thistle

Sonchus arvensis compared with Sonchus pinnatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Field sowthistle	Wing-leaved Sow-thistle
Kingdom same	Plantae (bitki)	Plantae (bitki)
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 pinnatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Field sowthistle

LC — Least Concern

Wing-leaved Sow-thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Field sowthistle	Wing-leaved Sow-thistle
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).

Wing-leaved Sow-thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.