Sonchus bulbosus

Sonchus bulbosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Cichorieae
Subtribe: Hyoseridinae
Genus: Sonchus
Species:
S. bulbosus
Binomial name
Sonchus bulbosus
(L.) N.Kilian & Greuter
Subspecies
  • Sonchus bulbosus subsp. bulbosus
  • Sonchus bulbosus subsp. microcephalus (Rech.f.) N.Kilian & Greuter
  • Sonchus bulbosus subsp. willkomii (Burnat & Barbey) N.Kilian & Greuter
Synonyms
  • Aetheorhiza bulbosa (L.) Cass.
  • Crepis bulbosa (L.) Tausch
  • Hieracioides bulbosa (L.) Kuntze
  • Hieracium bulbosum (L.) Willd.
  • Hieracium stoloniferum Viv.
  • Hieracium tuberosum Brot.
  • Intybus bulbosus (L.) Fr.
  • Leontodon bulbosus L. (1753) (basionym)
  • Prenanthes bulbosa (L.) DC.
  • Taraxacum bulbosum (L.) Rchb.
  • Troximon bulbosum (L.) Raf.

Sonchus bulbosus, the tuberous hawk's-beard, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is a tuberous geophyte native to the Mediterranean basin countries of southern Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa, as well as the Azores (Terceira) and Ireland.

Three subspecies are accepted.

  • Sonchus bulbosus subsp. bulbosus (synonyms Hieracium stoloniferum Viv. and H. tuberosum Brot.) – Mediterranean basin, Azores (Terceira), and Ireland
  • Sonchus bulbosus subsp. microcephalus (Rech.f.) N.Kilian & Greuter – Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Lebanon, and Syria
  • Sonchus bulbosus subsp. willkomii (Burnat & Barbey) N.Kilian & Greuter – Balearic Islands
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