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Marsh Sow-thistle

Sonchus palustris

215Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
9Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May8
Jun22
Jul75
Aug85
Sep12
Oct8
Nov1
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Norfolk England122
2Suffolk England37
3Cambridgeshire England19
4East Riding of Yorkshire England7
5Essex England2
6North Lincolnshire England2
7Argyll and Bute Scotland1
8Isle of Anglesey Wales1
9Angus Scotland1
204 England2 Scotland1 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 9 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
215
Peak month
August
Counties with records
9
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Sonchus palustris
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
486
Most recorded in
Norfolk
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Sonchus
Name with authority
Sonchus palustris L.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1023687 · GBIF 3105650