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Sonchus bulbosus

tuberous hawk's beard

Synonyms
Crepis bulbosa
Aetheorhiza bulbosa
see moreLeontodon bulbosus

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Botanical details
Family
Asteraceae
Native to the UK
No
Potentially harmful
Genus

Sonchus

Genus description

Sonchus are mostly annuals with a few perennials and rarely a shrub. Most produce a basal rosette of deeply-toothed leaves, upright stems with clasping leaves and yellow, dandelion-like flowers

Name status

Correct

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