Corn Sow-thistle (Sonchus arvensis)

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Corn Sow-thistle (Sonchus arvensis) by Anne Burgess as part of the Geograph project.

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Corn Sow-thistle (Sonchus arvensis)

Image: © Anne Burgess Taken: 1 Oct 2022

These showy flowers, also known as Perennial Sow-thistle, line the roadside here in late summer and early autumn.

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Image Location

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Latitude
57.575803
Longitude
-2.876634