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Sonchus oleraceus

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q331676
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Summary

Sonchus oleraceus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.65% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,341 views/month, #1,263 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • Parent taxon: Sonchus[4]
  • Taxon name: Sonchus oleraceus[5]
  • Subclass of: perennial plant[6], herbaceous plant[7]
  • Has use: vegetable[8], medicinal plant[9], therapeutic food[10]
  • Commons category: Sonchus oleraceus[11]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Sonchus oleraceus[12]
  • Commons gallery: Sonchus oleraceus[13]
  • External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[14]
  • Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 80(1)[15]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=34939[16]
  • Short name: S. oleraceus[17]
  • Taxon common name: Kohl-Gänsedistel[18], common sowthistle[19], 苦滇菜[20], 苦菜[21], Gewone melkdistel[22], mléč zelinný[23], laiteron maraîcher[24], smooth sow-thistle[25], Gemeine Gänsedistel[26], kaalivalvatti[27], 苦苣菜[28], 滇苦荬菜[29], 滇苦英菜[30], 滇苦菜[31]
  • Different from: common dandelion[32]
  • Invasive to: People's Republic of China[33], Shanghai[34], Brazil[35]

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Identifiers

Sonchus oleraceus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 53294[36]. Sonchus oleraceus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 50207[37]. Sonchus oleraceus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 492350[38]. Sonchus oleraceus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 8228544[39]. Sonchus oleraceus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 38427[40].

Why It Matters

Sonchus oleraceus has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 92 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Related Entities

Beijing Gabon People's Republic of China Tianjin

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id → sonchus-oleraceus
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ Nzpcn id, update to ids following formatter url change ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/103607c2e7a|details]])"
  2. 9w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Invasive to → People's Republic of China, Shanghai, Brazil
    Verbaalpina id → C4718
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Verbaalpina id: C4718, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1786955435161"
  3. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → common dandelion
    Taxon range → Shanghai, Beijing, People's Republic of China +9
    Taxon rank → species
    Subclass of → perennial plant, herbaceous plant
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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