Sonchus palmenis, the La Palma sow-thistle, is a plant endemic to the Canary Island of La Palma.

La Palma sow-thistle
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Sonchus
Species:	S. palmensis
Binomial name
Sonchus palmensis (Sch.Bip.) Boulos 1967[1]
Synonyms[1]
Sonchus pinnatus var. palmensis

Description

Tall shrub up to 2 m. Leaves pinnatisect with 10-15 pairs of equally spaced lobes, the lobes 6–40 mm wide. Inflorescence very large and dense, compound-corymbose. Individual heads with 30-50 yellow ray florets but no disc florets.

Distribution in La Palma

Widespread especially along the east coast, Fuencaliente, Mazo, Santa Cruz, Las Breñas, Puntallana, La Galga, Los Tilos, etc. west coast, Los Llanos, etc., up to 1000 m in the lower and forest zones.

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References

• David Bramwell and Zoë Bramwell. Wild Flowers of the Canary Islands. Editorial Rueda, Madrid, España. 2001. ISBN 84-7207-129-4

External links

• Flora de Canarias
• Flickr photo
• Calphotos photo gallery, University of California

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