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Sonchus palustris L.

Flora Europaea the original Linnean specimen perennial, G, 2n=18, diploid hygrophyle to hydrophyle, from the steppe zone up to the upper nemoral belt western Palearctic Senecion fluviatilis, Filipendulion R53 habitats       A sporadically present plant along ponds and in the tall forb communities in the flood plains. It is easy distinguishable from the other ruderal and segetal Sonchus species by its tallness and acute auriculae of the leaves. Slimnic - Mandra, Sibiu county, august 2008. dr. Alexandru Badarau, Cristian Malos, Andreea Alec, alexandru@transsilvanica.com, crism2807@yahoo.com