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Asteraceae

False sowthistle

Reichardia tingitana (L.) Roth

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Reichardia

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False sowthistle: Reichardia tingitana , 2 km südlich der Strasse Sousse --> Kairouan in Richtung Sebkhat Sidi El Hani, Tunesien, April 2009
Photo: Denis Barthel, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
False sowthistle

Synonyms

  • Picridium arabicum Hochst. & Steud. ex DC.
  • Picridium discolor Pomel
  • Picridium intermedium var. gracile Sch.Bip.
  • Picridium pinnatifidum Lag.
  • Picridium saharae Pomel
  • Picridium tingitanum var. diversifolium DC.
  • Picridium tingitanum var. hispanicum (Jacq.) Kunze
  • Picridium tingitanum var. minus Boiss.
  • Picridium tingitanum var. subacaule Willk.
  • Picridium tingitanum var. subintegrum Boiss.
  • Reichardia discolor (Pomel) Sennen
  • Reichardia intermedia subsp. gracilis (Sch.Bip.) Rivas Mart.
  • Reichardia picroides var. gracilis (Sch.Bip.) O.Bolòs & Vigo
  • Reichardia runcinata Moench
  • Reichardia tingitana subsp. discolor (Pomel) Maire
  • Reichardia tingitana subsp. orientalis (L.) Maire
  • Reichardia tingitana var. subintegra (Boiss.) Mamgain & R.R.Rao
  • Reichardia tingitana var. subintegra (Boiss.) Pamp.
  • Scorzonera glauca Salisb.
  • Scorzonera orientalis L.
  • Scorzonera tingitana L.
  • Sonchus hispanicus Jacq.
  • Sonchus hispidulus Bové ex DC.
  • Sonchus pinnatifidus Lag. ex DC.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual, Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.