perennial european sow thistle

perennial european sow thistle
noun
Usage: usually capitalized E
: a perennial sow thistle (Sonchus arvensis) that is native to Europe but widely naturalized as a weed, spreads by creeping underground rhizomes, and has clasping spiny leaves and heads of yellow flowers on long peduncles — called also field sow thistle

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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