Index / Search / Sonchus arvensis
§1 Plant
Sonchus arvensis L.
vernacular field sowthistle — species · Asteraceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Asteraceae Bercht. & J. Presl
- Genus
- Sonchus
§2a
Native status, by region
- AK Alaska Introduced
- CAN Canada Introduced
- L48 Lower 48 States Introduced
- SPM St. Pierre & Miquelon Introduced
§2b
County-level range
· 719 counties across 39 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 719 counties across 39 states/territories.
Alaska view state ↗ 1 I ▾
California view state ↗ 12 I ▾
Colorado view state ↗ 16 I ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 1 I ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Idaho view state ↗ 33 I ▾
- Bannock 16005
- Bear Lake 16007
- Benewah 16009
- Bingham 16011
- Blaine 16013
- Bonner 16017
- Bonneville 16019
- Boundary 16021
- Butte 16023
- Camas 16025
- Canyon 16027
- Caribou 16029
- Cassia 16031
- Clark 16033
- Clearwater 16035
- Custer 16037
- Elmore 16039
- Franklin 16041
- Fremont 16043
- Gooding 16047
- Jerome 16053
- Kootenai 16055
- Lemhi 16059
- Lincoln 16063
- Madison 16065
- Minidoka 16067
- Oneida 16071
- Owyhee 16073
- Payette 16075
- Shoshone 16079
- Twin Falls 16083
- Valley 16085
- Washington 16087
Illinois view state ↗ 36 I ▾
- Adams 17001
- Boone 17007
- Bureau 17011
- Champaign 17019
- Cook 17031
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Effingham 17049
- Fulton 17057
- Grundy 17063
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- Lee 17103
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Madison 17119
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McHenry 17111
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Putnam 17155
- Sangamon 17167
- Stephenson 17177
- Vermilion 17183
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 24 I ▾
- Boone 18011
- Clinton 18023
- DeKalb 18033
- Fountain 18045
- Fulton 18049
- Howard 18067
- Huntington 18069
- Jefferson 18077
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- Lawrence 18093
- Marion 18097
- Marshall 18099
- Miami 18103
- Monroe 18105
- Noble 18113
- Porter 18127
- Posey 18129
- Steuben 18151
- Vanderburgh 18163
- Wayne 18177
- Wells 18179
- Whitley 18183
Iowa view state ↗ 7 I ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 4 I ▾
Louisiana view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Maine view state ↗ 14 I ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 I ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 63 I ▾
- Alcona 26001
- Alger 26003
- Alpena 26007
- Antrim 26009
- Arenac 26011
- Baraga 26013
- Barry 26015
- Bay 26017
- Benzie 26019
- Berrien 26021
- Calhoun 26025
- Charlevoix 26029
- Cheboygan 26031
- Chippewa 26033
- Clinton 26037
- Crawford 26039
- Delta 26041
- Dickinson 26043
- Eaton 26045
- Emmet 26047
- Gladwin 26051
- Gogebic 26053
- Grand Traverse 26055
- Gratiot 26057
- Hillsdale 26059
- Houghton 26061
- Huron 26063
- Ingham 26065
- Iosco 26069
- Iron 26071
- Isabella 26073
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kent 26081
- Keweenaw 26083
- Lapeer 26087
- Leelanau 26089
- Lenawee 26091
- Livingston 26093
- Mackinac 26097
- Macomb 26099
- Marquette 26103
- Mecosta 26107
- Menominee 26109
- Missaukee 26113
- Monroe 26115
- Montcalm 26117
- Montmorency 26119
- Muskegon 26121
- Newaygo 26123
- Oakland 26125
- Ontonagon 26131
- Oscoda 26135
- Ottawa 26139
- Presque Isle 26141
- Roscommon 26143
- Saginaw 26145
- Sanilac 26151
- Schoolcraft 26153
- Shiawassee 26155
- St. Clair 26147
- Tuscola 26157
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
Minnesota view state ↗ 67 I ▾
- Anoka 27003
- Becker 27005
- Beltrami 27007
- Benton 27009
- Big Stone 27011
- Blue Earth 27013
- Brown 27015
- Carlton 27017
- Carver 27019
- Cass 27021
- Chippewa 27023
- Chisago 27025
- Clay 27027
- Clearwater 27029
- Cook 27031
- Cottonwood 27033
- Crow Wing 27035
- Dakota 27037
- Douglas 27041
- Faribault 27043
- Fillmore 27045
- Freeborn 27047
- Goodhue 27049
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Hubbard 27057
- Isanti 27059
- Itasca 27061
- Kittson 27069
- Koochiching 27071
- Lac qui Parle 27073
- Lake 27075
- Lake of the Woods 27077
- Lincoln 27081
- Lyon 27083
- Mahnomen 27087
- Marshall 27089
- Martin 27091
- McLeod 27085
- Morrison 27097
- Mower 27099
- Murray 27101
- Nicollet 27103
- Nobles 27105
- Norman 27107
- Otter Tail 27111
- Pennington 27113
- Pine 27115
- Pipestone 27117
- Polk 27119
- Pope 27121
- Ramsey 27123
- Red Lake 27125
- Rice 27131
- Roseau 27135
- Sherburne 27141
- St. Louis 27137
- Stearns 27145
- Steele 27147
- Swift 27151
- Traverse 27155
- Wadena 27159
- Waseca 27161
- Washington 27163
- Wilkin 27167
- Wright 27171
- Yellow Medicine 27173
Missouri view state ↗ 3 I ▾
Montana view state ↗ 45 I ▾
- Beaverhead 30001
- Big Horn 30003
- Blaine 30005
- Broadwater 30007
- Cascade 30013
- Chouteau 30015
- Daniels 30019
- Dawson 30021
- Fallon 30025
- Fergus 30027
- Flathead 30029
- Gallatin 30031
- Garfield 30033
- Glacier 30035
- Golden Valley 30037
- Granite 30039
- Hill 30041
- Jefferson 30043
- Judith Basin 30045
- Lake 30047
- Lewis and Clark 30049
- Lincoln 30053
- Madison 30057
- McCone 30055
- Mineral 30061
- Park 30067
- Petroleum 30069
- Phillips 30071
- Pondera 30073
- Powder River 30075
- Powell 30077
- Prairie 30079
- Ravalli 30081
- Richland 30083
- Roosevelt 30085
- Rosebud 30087
- Sanders 30089
- Sheridan 30091
- Teton 30099
- Toole 30101
- Treasure 30103
- Valley 30105
- Wheatland 30107
- Wibaux 30109
- Yellowstone 30111
Nebraska view state ↗ 7 I ▾
Nevada view state ↗ 4 I ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 7 I ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 12 I ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 3 I ▾
New York view state ↗ 45 I ▾
- Albany 36001
- Allegany 36003
- Bronx 36005
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Cayuga 36011
- Chautauqua 36013
- Chenango 36017
- Clinton 36019
- Columbia 36021
- Delaware 36025
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Essex 36031
- Franklin 36033
- Greene 36039
- Hamilton 36041
- Kings 36047
- Madison 36053
- Monroe 36055
- Nassau 36059
- New York 36061
- Niagara 36063
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Ontario 36069
- Orange 36071
- Oswego 36075
- Otsego 36077
- Putnam 36079
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Richmond 36085
- Saratoga 36091
- Schoharie 36095
- Schuyler 36097
- St. Lawrence 36089
- Suffolk 36103
- Tioga 36107
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
- Wyoming 36121
North Carolina view state ↗ 1 I ▾
North Dakota view state ↗ 49 I ▾
- Barnes 38003
- Billings 38007
- Bottineau 38009
- Burke 38013
- Burleigh 38015
- Cass 38017
- Cavalier 38019
- Dickey 38021
- Divide 38023
- Eddy 38027
- Emmons 38029
- Foster 38031
- Golden Valley 38033
- Grand Forks 38035
- Grant 38037
- Griggs 38039
- Hettinger 38041
- Kidder 38043
- LaMoure 38045
- Logan 38047
- McHenry 38049
- McIntosh 38051
- McKenzie 38053
- McLean 38055
- Mercer 38057
- Morton 38059
- Mountrail 38061
- Nelson 38063
- Oliver 38065
- Pembina 38067
- Pierce 38069
- Ramsey 38071
- Ransom 38073
- Renville 38075
- Richland 38077
- Rolette 38079
- Sargent 38081
- Sheridan 38083
- Sioux 38085
- Slope 38087
- Stark 38089
- Steele 38091
- Stutsman 38093
- Towner 38095
- Traill 38097
- Walsh 38099
- Ward 38101
- Wells 38103
- Williams 38105
Ohio view state ↗ 49 I ▾
- Ashland 39005
- Ashtabula 39007
- Athens 39009
- Carroll 39019
- Champaign 39021
- Clinton 39027
- Columbiana 39029
- Coshocton 39031
- Crawford 39033
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Fayette 39047
- Franklin 39049
- Fulton 39051
- Geauga 39055
- Hamilton 39061
- Hardin 39065
- Harrison 39067
- Henry 39069
- Highland 39071
- Holmes 39075
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Lawrence 39087
- Logan 39091
- Lorain 39093
- Lucas 39095
- Mahoning 39099
- Marion 39101
- Medina 39103
- Mercer 39107
- Ottawa 39123
- Paulding 39125
- Pickaway 39129
- Portage 39133
- Ross 39141
- Sandusky 39143
- Seneca 39147
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Trumbull 39155
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Union 39159
- Vinton 39163
- Wayne 39169
- Wood 39173
- Wyandot 39175
Oregon view state ↗ 16 I ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 45 I ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bradford 42015
- Bucks 42017
- Cambria 42021
- Carbon 42025
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clinton 42035
- Crawford 42039
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Elk 42047
- Erie 42049
- Huntingdon 42061
- Jefferson 42065
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- McKean 42083
- Mercer 42085
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Montour 42093
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Potter 42105
- Schuylkill 42107
- Somerset 42111
- Sullivan 42113
- Tioga 42117
- Union 42119
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 2 I ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 24 I ▾
- Brookings 46011
- Brown 46013
- Campbell 46021
- Charles Mix 46023
- Clark 46025
- Clay 46027
- Codington 46029
- Corson 46031
- Day 46037
- Faulk 46049
- Hamlin 46057
- Hand 46059
- Hyde 46069
- Kingsbury 46077
- Lake 46079
- Lincoln 46083
- Marshall 46091
- McCook 46087
- McPherson 46089
- Pennington 46103
- Roberts 46109
- Spink 46115
- Union 46127
- Yankton 46135
Tennessee view state ↗ 5 I ▾
Utah view state ↗ 16 I ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 12 I ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 9 I ▾
Washington view state ↗ 22 I ▾
- Asotin 53003
- Benton 53005
- Columbia 53013
- Ferry 53019
- Franklin 53021
- Grays Harbor 53027
- Island 53029
- King 53033
- Kittitas 53037
- Lewis 53041
- Okanogan 53047
- Pend Oreille 53051
- Pierce 53053
- San Juan 53055
- Skagit 53057
- Snohomish 53061
- Spokane 53063
- Stevens 53065
- Thurston 53067
- Whatcom 53073
- Whitman 53075
- Yakima 53077
West Virginia view state ↗ 14 I ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 14 I ▾
Wyoming view state ↗ 20 I ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/SOAR2 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/3105813 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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