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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Citrus Co. : Crystal River. 28° 54' 8" N 82° 35' 34" W
Habitat Grassy roadside.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector M. E. Schmid
Collection Date 25 Mar 1983
Accession Number 172304
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : North Fort Myers. US 41 N of Tamiami Village. 25° 45' 31" N 80° 23' 54" W
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector E. Brown
Collection Date 15 Jun 1985
Accession Number 187057
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : Little Manatee River State Park. In ruderal area at canoe launch parking lot. T32S, R19E, Sec. 26, SE¼ of NE¼ of NW¼ of NW¼ of NE¼. 27° 30' 0" N 82° 16' 60" W
Habitat Scrub.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector S. Cole
with R. Owens
Collection Date 25 Mar 1995
Accession Number 217956
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Hernando Co. : Weeki Wachee.
Habitat Disturbed area, sand.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector P. Genelle 651
with G. Fleming
Collection Date 30 Mar 1971
Accession Number 94776
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Collier Co. : Marco Island. 25° 58' 21" N 81° 43' 44" W
Habitat Pineland remnant adjacent to construction site. White sand.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector O. K. Lakela 30797
with F. Almeda
Collection Date 20 Apr 1967
Accession Number 80402
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L. - Determined By: Schallert,
Locality USA. Florida , Seminole Co. : Altamonte Springs. My home. 28° 39' 40" N 81° 21' 56" W
Description Garden weed.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector P. O. Schallert 6952
Collection Date 15 May 1964
Accession Number 66624
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : Egmont Key. S end.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector D. W. Crewz 1388
with S. Mortellaro, B. Kutash
Collection Date 2 Jun 1978
Accession Number 132216
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Pinellas Co. : Brooker Creek Preserve. 0.3 mi. S of Tarpon Springs Road along powerline right-of-way. T27S, R16E, Sec. 13, NE¼ of NE¼. 29° 53' 20" N 82° 19' 57" W
Habitat Weeds in heavily disturbed area.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector B. F. Hansen 12658
with R.P. Wunderlin, P. Dooris
Collection Date 2 Mar 1994
Accession Number 209454
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L. - Determined By: Shuey,
Locality USA. Florida , Brevard Co. : North Merritt Island. In NW corner of field station yard. T20S, R36E, Sec. 33, SW¼.
Habitat Full sun, sandy soil.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector A.G. Shuey
Collection Date 14 Dec 1972
Accession Number 119012
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Putnam Co. : Just N of FL 100 and just W of Rice Creek at FL 100; 5 mi. NW of FL 19 and Palatka. T9S, R26E, Sec. 40. 29° 38' 55" N 81° 38' 15" W
Habitat Old railroad bed.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector C. Slaughter 14756
Collection Date 12 Apr 2006
Accession Number 242922
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : North Tampa, NE of junction of Fletcher Avenue and North Rome Street. 27° 56' 51" N 82° 27' 30" W
Habitat Pond margin.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector S. Mortellaro 191
with D.W. Crewz, A. Arcuri
Collection Date 5 May 1978
Accession Number 131838
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : Sanibel Island. J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge. Abandoned homesite now used as a dump gournd, 0.2 mi. W of Tarpon Bay Road on Sanibel-Captiva Road. T46S, R22E, Sec. 26, NW¼. 26° 26' 56" N 82° 1' 20" W
Habitat Weeds and exotics around old homesite.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector B. F. Hansen 5185
with R.P. Wunderlin, D.R. Richardson
Collection Date 16 Mar 1985
Accession Number 138815
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : Sanibel Island. J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge. Ca. 2 mi. ESE of Wulfert (Blind Pass); Indian Mounds Trail, NW end of Refuge property. 26° 26' 56" N 82° 1' 20" W
Habitat Coastal hammock.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector R. P. Wunderlin 6234
with A. Arcuri, B.F. Hansen
Collection Date 28 Oct 1978
Accession Number 137742
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L. - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1978
Locality USA. Florida , Sarasota Co. : Sarasota. On grounds of Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, 800 South Palm Avenue. 27° 20' 11" N 82° 31' 50" W
Description Low, rosulate plant with short inflorescences; flowers yellow.
Habitat Along beach.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector C. H. Dodson 4664
Collection Date 15 Jul 1978
Accession Number 248531
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Polk Co. : Colt Creek State Park. Ca. 2.6 km SE of the FL 471 bridge over the Withlacoochee River, ca. 5.3 km NNE of the junction of Fl 471 and US 98. 28° 17' 38" N 82° 2' 23" W
Habitat Pasture edge adjacent to hydric hammock.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector J. M. Kunzer 2380
with B.F. Hansen
Collection Date 15 Apr 2008
Accession Number 246574
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Okaloosa Co. : Fort Walton Beach. Downtown. 30° 37' 0" N 86° 10' 0" W
Habitat In ruderal, waste ground in back alleys.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector G. Wilhelm 11118
Collection Date 16 Mar 1983
Accession Number 172886
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Pinellas Co. : Safety Harbor Fire Station #2, Highway 611, across road from Eden's Nursery (Magnolia Creek). 30° 0' 0" N 81° 40' 60" W
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector G. Fleming 4175
Collection Date 27 Nov 1988
Accession Number 198526
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Lake Co. : 8 mi. S of Leesburg. 28° 48' 39" N 81° 52' 40" W
Habitat Weed in orange grove.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector R. F. Daubenmire
with J. Daubenmire
Collection Date 24 Mar 1978
Accession Number 179035
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Pasco Co. : Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park. In a disturbed area of the S portion of the loop trail off Old Post Road. T25S, R16E, Sec. 29, NW¼ of NE¼.
Description Adventive.
Habitat Maritime hammock.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector C. vanHoek
with G. O'Connor
Collection Date 8 Mar 2003
Accession Number 247894
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Santa Rosa Co. : Gulf Breeze. At the S end of the US 98 bridge. 29° 56' 60" N 85° 12' 0" W
Habitat On rubble pile near roadside park, with Bidens alba.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector G. Wilhelm 11135
Collection Date 17 Mar 1983
Accession Number 172831
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Walton Co. : De Funiak Springs. At the Corner Café, at the corner of Nelson Avenue and 9th Street.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector G. Wilhelm 11101
Collection Date 16 Mar 1983
Accession Number 172893
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Pinellas Co. : Dunedin. Dunedin Hammock. 28° 1' 11" N 82° 46' 18" W
Habitat E woods road.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector P. Genelle 2343
with G. Fleming
Collection Date 25 Sep 1976
Accession Number 126156
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L. - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1976
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : Tampa. S of the Holt Factory on 46th Street, S of University of South Florida campus. 27° 56' 51" N 82° 27' 30" W
Habitat Sandy road shoulder adjoining a field. With Cyperus surinamensis and Juncus spp.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector O. K. Lakela 23735
Collection Date 26 Jan 1961
Accession Number 22455
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L. - Determined By: Lakela, 1972
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : Apollo Beach area, ca. 12 mi. SE of Tampa off US 41. 27° 56' 51" N 82° 27' 30" W
Description Occasional.
Habitat Newly dredged and developed beach area with exposed "dunes" ca. 2 years old. On sand.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector J. D. Ray, Jr. 10594
with O.K. Lakela, J. Patman
Collection Date 28 Oct 1960
Accession Number 22822
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L. - Determined By: D. B. Ward,
Locality USA. Florida , Manatee Co. : Bradenton. Near front door of Gulf Coast Experiment Station lab. 27° 29' 56" N 82° 34' 29" W
Description Weed. Flowers pale yellow.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector D. S. Burgis
Collection Date 24 Feb 1969
Accession Number 87176
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : S of Miami. 25° 46' 27" N 80° 11' 37" W
Habitat Roadside.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector B. Ledin 1700
Collection Date 23 Feb 1947
Accession Number 4446
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L. - Determined By: R. K. Godfrey,
Locality USA. Florida , Leon Co. : Vicinity of Tallahassee. 30° 26' 18" N 84° 16' 51" W
Description Common weed; plant much-branched near the base.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector R. K. Godfrey 53157
Collection Date 14 Apr 1955
Accession Number 4442
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Charlotte Co. : Port Charlotte Beach State Recreation Area. Manasota Key, N portion of property. T41S, R20E, Sec. 18, SW¼ of SW¼ of NW¼. 26° 55' 0" N 81° 55' 0" W
Habitat Beach dune. Near maritime hammock in ruderal area.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector S. Cole
Collection Date 7 May 1995
Accession Number 217899
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Volusia Co. : South Daytona. 610 Olive Street, cxa. 3.7 mi. ENE of the junction of I-95 and I-4. T15S, R33E, Sec. 28. 30° 30' 0" N 87° 15' 0" W
Description Erect, many-stemmed herb to 65 cm in height; heads of yellow ray flowers.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector J. M. Kunzer 468
Collection Date 31 Jan 2004
Accession Number 236499
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : Sanibel Island. 26° 26' 56" N 82° 1' 20" W
Habitat Garden.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector G. R. Cooley 2602
Collection Date 16 Mar 1954
Accession Number 4445
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Palm Beach Co. : S end of Jupiter Island. 26° 56' 3" N 80° 5' 39" W
Description Erect annual 65 cm high; flowers yellow; achenes striate with serrate lines thus appearing to be wrinkled transversely.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector G. R. Cooley 4790
Collection Date 27 Jul 1956
Accession Number 4444
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Pinellas Co. : Fort De Soto County Park. Mullet Key, S of Gulfport, Gulf of Mexico. Beaches and hammock of N end. Recreation area. 27° 44' 54" N 82° 42' 12" W
Habitat In sand, with Roubieva [Chenopodium].
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector O. K. Lakela 26544
Collection Date 5 Oct 1963
Accession Number 56455
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Charlotte Co. : Don Pedro State Recreation Area. Near shop. T42S, R20E, Sec. 3, NW¼ of SW¼ of SW¼. 28° 58' 0" N 82° 7' 0" W
Habitat Ruderal.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector S.W. Braem
Collection Date 18 Feb 1999
Accession Number 232437
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Pasco Co. : Anclote Key Preserve State Park. Primitive campground. T26S, R14E, Sec. 24, SE¼. 28° 16' 0" N 82° 30' 0" W
Habitat Ruderal.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector E. Gandy
Collection Date 1 Nov 2007
Accession Number 248414
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Pinellas Co. : Fort De Soto County Park. NW end of Mullet Key.
Description Plant glabrous, in a large rosette, just becoming caulescent.
Habitat Weedy area.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector O. K. Lakela 26856
Collection Date 23 Feb 1964
Accession Number 59918
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : Sanibel Island. 26° 26' 56" N 82° 1' 20" W
Description Achenes striate and rough.
Habitat Prairies, thickets, and drier Spartina marshes.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector G. R. Cooley 2537
Collection Date 27 Feb 1954
Accession Number 4443
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Coral Gables. Old Cutler Road. 25° 36' 54" N 80° 18' 38" W
Habitat In sandy crevices of outcrops. With Bourreria in palmetto [Serenoa repens] scrub.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector O. K. Lakela 28359
Collection Date 22 Mar 1965
Accession Number 63916
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Brevard Co. : Coconut Point Park. Melbourne Beach; W side of parking lot. 28° 1' 21" N 80° 32' 10" W
Description Erect herb to 1 ft.; yellow flowers. Common.
Habitat Mowed area.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector J. E. Tear 2091
Collection Date 20 Mar 2002
Accession Number 231646
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Pinellas Co. : Caladesi Island State Park. At the water treatment plant. T28S, R15E, Sec. 20, SE¼.
Habitat Disturbed area.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector C. vanHoek
with B. Wargo
Collection Date 24 Feb 2002
Accession Number 234952
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L. - Determined By: Lakela, 1965
Locality USA. Florida , Monroe Co. : Key West. Mart. [?].
Habitat An offenen Stellen [In open places].
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector F. I. X. Rugel
Collection Date 1846
Accession Number 66386
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Alachua Co. : Gainesville. Off courtyard Hollywood [?]. 29° 39' 5" N 82° 18' 38" W
Habitat Waste ground, with Descurania pinnata.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector O. K. Lakela 23813
Collection Date 6 Mar 1961
Accession Number 24147
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L. - Determined By: Lakela,
Determination History
Lactuca intybacea Jacq.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Homestead. 25° 28' 7" N 80° 28' 39" W
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector O. K. Lakela 29336
Collection Date 23 Oct 1965
Accession Number 67393
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Palm Beach Co. : Palm Beach. Coconut palm grove, South Ocean Boulevard, just s of Lagomar Road, opposite ocean. 26° 23' 58" N 81° 50' 22" W
Description Erect, flowers yellow.
Habitat Disturbed ground, sand, moderate shade.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector P. M. Cassen 93
Collection Date 29 Jul 1967
Accession Number 80634
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Martin Co. : Jonathan Dickinson State Park. Near group campground.
Description Weed.
Habitat In disturbed area, on sand pine [Pinus clausa] ridge.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector J. Popenoe 1572
Collection Date 28 Jan 1979
Accession Number 145791
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Pinellas Co. : Honeymoon Island. N end. T28S, R15E, Sec. 5.
Habitat Roadside, sand, pineland.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector G. Fleming 3330
Collection Date 31 Dec 1979
Accession Number 149163
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Pasco Co. : Ca. 100 m E of US 301 on Pretty Pond Road, ca. 0.5 mi. N of Zephyrhills. T25S, R35E, Sec. 21. 28° 14' 1" N 82° 10' 52" W
Description Yellow flower.
Habitat Newly disked, replanted citrus grove.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector E. E. Wise 290
Collection Date 2 Dec 1986
Accession Number 202358
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1995
Determination History
Erechtites hieraciifolius (L.) Raf. ex DC.
Locality USA. Florida , Pinellas Co. : Caladesi Island State Park. Burn zone CI-5 S, near maritime hammock. T28S, R15E, Sec. 29, SW¼ of SE¼ of SE¼ of NW¼.
Habitat Mesic flatwoods.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector S. Cole
with J. Miller
Collection Date 8 Apr 1994
Accession Number 212657
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L. - Determined By: J. M. Kunzer, 19 Jun 2008
Determination History
Lactuca floridana (L.) Gaertn.
Locality USA. Florida , Brevard Co. : Spessard Holland Park. N, by parking lot. 28° 3' 14" N 80° 33' 1" W
Description Herb to 30 cm. Uncommon.
Habitat Coastal strand edge.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector T. MacClendon 107
with S.M. Kennedy, K. Weichman
Collection Date 10 Oct 2002
Accession Number 235616
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1994
Determination History
Erechtites hieraciifolius (L.) Raf. ex DC.
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : Gasparilla Island State Recreation Area. T43S, R20E, Sec. 26, NW¼ of SW¼ of SW¼ of SE¼. 26° 48' 17" N 82° 16' 36" W
Habitat Coastal strand, in ruderal area.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector S.W. Braem
with Peters, Collier
Collection Date 11 Feb 1993
Accession Number 212114
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L. - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1976
Determination History
Sonchus asper (L.) Hill
Locality USA. Florida , Hernando Co. : Chinsegut Hill. E of the living area.
Habitat On steep slope, mostly covered with citrus. Hammock at lower level. Open, sandy service roads between trees.
Reproductive State Immature Fruit
Collector O. K. Lakela 28132
with H.F. Decker
Collection Date 10 Jan 1965
Accession Number 61946
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L. - Determined By: Wunderlin, 2003
Determination History
Sonchus asper (L.) Hill
Locality USA. Florida , Lake Co. : At small stream along FL 561, 2 mi. S of Astatula. T21S, R26E, Sec. 8, NW¼ of NW¼. 28° 42' 35" N 81° 43' 58" W
Habitat Swampy woods along creek.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector B. F. Hansen 8169
with R.P. Wunderlin, D.R. Richardson
Collection Date 23 Mar 1981
Accession Number 154448
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L. - Determined By: Lakela, 1972
Determination History
Sonchus asper (L.) Hill
Locality USA. Florida , Alachua Co. : Gainesville. NW side of Lake Alice, University of Florida campus. 29° 39' 5" N 82° 18' 38" W
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector I. L. Wiggins 19406
Collection Date 11 Mar 1965
Accession Number 74088
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L. - Determined By: Lakela, 1972
Determination History
Sonchus asper (L.) Hill
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : Ca. 12 mi. SE of Tampa off US 41. Apollo Beach area. 27° 56' 51" N 82° 27' 30" W
Description Axillary innovations on prostrate, old stems of a bushy plant.
Habitat Newly dredged and developed beach area with exposed sand "dunes" ca. 2 years old.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector J. D. Ray, Jr.
with O.K. Lakela, J. Patman
Collection Date 28 Oct 1960
Accession Number 22823
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L. - Determined By: Lakela, 1972
Determination History
Sonchus asper (L.) Hill - Determined By: L. Pardue,
Locality USA. Florida , Collier Co. : E of Lake Trafford. 26° 12' 39" N 81° 48' 24" W
Habitat Land development. Roadside near shallow swamp.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector R. W. Long 2765
with J. Utley, L. Pardue
Collection Date 18 Feb 1968
Accession Number 82284
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L. - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1981
Determination History
Sonchus asper (L.) Hill
Locality USA. Florida , Sarasota Co. : Sarasota. In front of Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. 27° 20' 11" N 82° 31' 50" W
Description Petals of the flower[s] are yellow; the stem contains a milky sap.
Habitat Coastal strand area.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. Gordon 5
with B. Mack
Collection Date 9 Jan 1976
Accession Number 133968
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L. - Determined By: Lakela,
Determination History
Sonchus asper (L.) Hill
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Everglades National Park. SW of Homestead. Homestead. 25° 57' 18" N 80° 44' 41" W
Habitat In lawn.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector F. C. Craighead
Collection Date 7 May 1963
Accession Number 57301
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L. - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1976
Determination History
Sonchus asper (L.) Hill
Sonchus asper (L.) Hill - Determined By: Lakela, 1972
Locality USA. Florida , Monroe Co. : Flamingo. Florida Bay terrace, motel area. 25° 8' 30" N 80° 55' 31" W
Habitat Hammock growth and open grounds. In lawn.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector O. K. Lakela 28633
with R.W. Long, F.C. Craighead
Collection Date 9 May 1965
Accession Number 64560
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L. - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1976
Determination History
Sonchus oleraceus L.
Sonchus asper (L.) Hill - Determined By: Lakela,
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Aerojet Road off US 1 S of Florida City. 28° 0' 0" N 82° 0' 0" W
Habitat Glade land and near roadway.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. W. Long 1650
Collection Date 4 Jun 1966
Accession Number 74683
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Jan 2010
Determination History
Lactuca canadensis L.
Locality USA. Florida , Duval Co. : Sawmill Slough Preserve. Landscape bed of the University of North Florida campus. 30° 15' 54" N 81° 30' 36" W
Description Weed in landscape bed; small plant 16.5 in. tall; stalk color changes gradually from purple at the base to gree, sap is a white latex; leaves medium green in color with a purple midrib, leaf margins shallowly lobed.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Elevation 43 to ft
Collector F. Chim 8
with C. Hubboch
Collection Date 10 Apr 2009
Accession Number 252684
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Volusia Co. : Tomoka State Park. At the boat launch area near the park concession store; ca. 0.75 km due N of the Old Dixie Highway bridge at the Tomoka River. 29° 50' 55" N 81° 5' 20" W
Habitat Ruderal area.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector J. M. Kunzer 1419
Collection Date 14 Mar 2006
Accession Number 253487
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Charlotte Co. : Prairie/Shell Creek (Southwest Florida Water Management District property); 50 m S of Royal Palm Drive, 2.15 km W of US 17. 26° 59' 57" N 81° 58' 52" W
Habitat Trail at edge of flatwoods.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector A. R. Franck 1936
Collection Date 29 Apr 2010
Accession Number 254881
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Mar 2005
Determination History
Erechtites hieraciifolius (L.) Raf. ex DC.
Locality USA. Florida , Martin Co. : Jonathan Dickinson State Park. Horse stables.
Habitat Disturbed sites.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector R. O. Woodbury
with R. Roberts
Collection Date Jan 1988
Accession Number 257364
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : Hillsborough River State Park. At the gate of the Old Fort King Trail. T27S, R21E, Sec. 18, NE¼. 27° 55' 0" N 82° 20' 60" W
Habitat Ruderal.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector C. vanHoek
with E. Gandy
Collection Date 04 Apr 2007
Accession Number 258103
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Sarasota Co. : Oscar Scherer State Park. Between road and fence by first house. T38S, R18E, Sec. 13, SES¼ of SW¼ of SW¼.
Habitat Ruderal.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector A. A. Griffin
Collection Date 20 Feb 2011
Accession Number 259442
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L. - Determined By: P. A. Schmalzer,
Locality USA. Florida , Brevard Co. : South Lake Conservation Area, Mims. 0.25 mi. N of Dairy Road, by the entrance gate to the Conservation Area, along the W portion of Lancaster Lane. T21S, R34E, Sec. 25. 28° 39' 55" N 80° 50' 41" W
Habitat Ruderal
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector X. de Seguin des Hons
with C.J. Greene, N. Thomas
Collection Date 28 Apr 2007
Accession Number 260938
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, May 2012
Determination History
Sonchus asper (L.) Hill - Determined By: D. H. Williams,
Locality USA. Florida , Sumter Co. : Oxford; C-104 off US 301, between C-103 and C-101. 28° 56' 44" N 82° 1' 18" W
Habitat Roadsides near pasture.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector D. H. Williams 2858
Collection Date 30 Dec 2011
Accession Number 262733
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L. - Determined By: L. C. Anderson,
Locality USA. Florida , Calhoun Co. : Blountstown; River Street landing at the Apalachicola River. 30° 25' 23" N 85° 7' 59" W
Description Locally occasional, glabrous, erect herb to 80 cm; some leaf margins with weak marginal prickles; achenes ribbed and finely reticulate.
Habitat Mesic bluff abover river; disturbed area near parking lot.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector T. MacClendon 1236
with K. MacClendon, L.C. Anderson, G. Wilder, J. Roche, B. Thomas
Collection Date 16 Mar 2013
Accession Number 268385
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Charlotte Co. : W side of FL 31, ca. 450 m N of its intersection with Neal Road. 26° 59' 33" N 81° 45' 37" W
Habitat Roadside in mowed turf.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector D. H. Williams 3887
with H.L. Williams
Collection Date 24 Dec 2013
Accession Number 271532
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Holmes Co. : FL 79 and US 90, Bonifay. 30° 47' 16" N 85° 40' 48" W
Habitat Small disturbed area next to sidewalk of gas station.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector S. Myers 1710
Collection Date 04 May 2015
Accession Number 282080
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : 100 ft. from the corner of SW 57th Court and SW 117th Street.
Description Less than 1 m tall; leaves highly variable, and can be red; flowers yellow, all ligular.
Habitat Graded area near road in disturbed pineland; soils disturbed, of Miami oolite and vegetative origin.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector H. W. Barrick
Collection Date 18 Jan 1968
Accession Number 291540
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality Bahamas. Great Abaco Island Along road to Norman's Castle, 4 mi. S of junction with the main road.
Habitat Ruderal area at edge of disturbed pineland.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector R. P. Wunderlin
with D. S. Correll, R. P. Sauleda, & B. F. Hansen
Collection Date 14 Dec 1979
Accession Number 144903
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality Bahamas. Great Abaco Island Marsh Harbour; near Lofty Fig Villas.
Habitat Ruderal area and disturbed high coppice.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector R. P. Wunderlin
with D. S. Correll, R. P. Sauleda, & B. F. Hansen
Collection Date 14 Dec 1979
Accession Number 143871
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality Jamaica. Middlesex Co. , Manchester Par. : Bethany. 18° 9' 3" N 77° 32' 10" W
Reproductive State Flower
Collector J. Wolle
Collection Date Oct 1847
Accession Number 85629
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality Bahamas. Acklins Island Gold Rock.
Habitat Dry, rocky soil, near seashore.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector Worthington
Collection Date 06 Mar 1909
Accession Number 85762
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality Bahamas. San Salvador Island , San Salvador Distr. : Watling's Island. 24° 1' 60" N 74° 28' 0" W
Habitat Dry coral sand near the sea.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector Worthington
Collection Date 12 Mar 1909
Accession Number 85783
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L. - Determined By: Kral,
Locality USA. Alabama , Morgan Co. : S side Dekatur.
Habitat Sandy clay of disturbed pasture-meadow.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector R. Kral
Collection Date 03 Jun 1969
Accession Number 118420
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L. - Determined By: G. G. Robinson, 1988
Locality Mexico. Chihuahua Baborigame; 1 mi. N of town. 26° 25' 0" N 107° 16' 60" W
Reproductive State Flower
Collector G. G. Robinson
Collection Date 17 Aug 1987
Accession Number 200447
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L. - Determined By: G. S. Visconti, 1977
Locality Mexico. Veracruz Ca. 1 km E Puebla/Veracruz line route 150D. 17° 34' 13" N 93° 43' 49" W
Habitat Steep rocky banks of roadside cut.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 7000 to ft
Collector R. W. Long
with D. Burch
Collection Date 23 Mar 1970
Accession Number 130700
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L. - Determined By: Villarreal,
Locality Mexico. Coahuila Guanajuato, al S de Ramos Arizpe. 21° 1' 6" N 101° 15' 25" W
Description Maleza en cultivo de cilantro.
Habitat Huertas de membrillo, durazno, nogal.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector J. A. Villarreal-Quintanilla
with M. A. Carranza
Collection Date 28 Apr 1983
Accession Number 179426
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L. - Determined By: C. vanHoek, 2018
Locality USA. Florida , Polk Co. : Clear Springs Mine.
Habitat First year dike.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector C. F. Caudle
with M. L. Gilbert, M. S. Tisdale
Collection Date 09 Jul 1963
Accession Number 303784
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L. - Determined By: C. vanHoek, 2018
Locality USA. Florida , Pasco Co. : Withlacoochee River.
Habitat Woods.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector C. F. Caudle
with M. L. Gilbert, M. S. Tisdale
Collection Date 07 Aug 1962
Accession Number 303788
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Sonchus oleraceus
Family Name Asteraceae
Currently Accepted Name Sonchus oleraceus L.
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : Fish Hawk Nature Preserve, Lithia. 27° 49' 38" N 82° 12' 1" W
Habitat Pasture restoration.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector S. Dickman
Collection Date 06 Apr 2011
Accession Number 304330
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