Asteraceae FAMILY

Sonchus brachyotus

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Sonchus brachyotus is an erect, perennial plant growing from a taproot. The stems are usually unbranched below, the plant growing 30 - 100cm tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeNorthern Eurasia from western Russia to the Russian Far East, south to the Caucasus, central Asia, Mongolia, central China and Japan

HabitatSunny grassy places and cultivated fields all over Japan[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ]. Grassy slopes in mountains, by rivers, alkaline areas at elevations of 300 - 2300 metres in N. China[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].