The vegetable goose thistle (Sonchus oleraceus) is a kind from the family of the basket bloom plants (Asteraceae). Further names are Kohl goose thistle or usual goose thistle. Thereby old-Inge-patriated kind around one in Central Europe, which was cultivated in the Middle Ages as vegetable plant, acts.

Characteristics

The one year's krautige plant reaches stature heights between 30 and 100 cm. It possesses a hollow, fleshy, usually St¤ngel. The bloom conditions become 20 to 25 mm broad. The bald covering measures 10 to 15 mm and is not not There is only tube blooms available. The zygomorphen single flowers are lightyellow. The fruit is querrunzelig and on both sides dreirippig with Pappus. The is soft and cyan, their form is buchtig fiederschnittig and at the edge weichborstig At the basis the sheets carry horizontal distant, course-pointed

Bloom time is from June to Octobers.

Occurrence

This kind is world-wide in the moderate zone, and nearly in completely Europe spreads ("culture companions "). As location the Ruderalpflanze prefers: "Weeds of "corridors at edges of way, debris places, gardens and fields. It is to be found in altitudes of 1500 m NN.

Ecology

It applies with their in more as 1 meter of depth penetrating root than Pionierpflanze.Die dusting effected via bees and floating flies.

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