Scientific Name
Sonchus asper

Common Name
Spiny-leaved sow-thistle
Life Cycle: --

Height: 1 to 3 feet
Flower/fruit: Yellow flowers  
Flowering Season: Late spring into summer
Foliage: Large basal leaves and smaller, curved upper leaves have soft, very spiny teeth; eared bases enfold the smooth angled stem; fleshy, hollow stems
Site: Lawns, waste places, roadsides
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