Sonchus ustulatus

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|image = Sonchus ustulatus subsp. maderensis.jpg

|image_caption = Sonchus ustulatus subsp. maderensis in the Jardín Botánico Canario Viera y Clavijo

|genus = Sonchus

|species = ustulatus

|authority = Lowe (1831)

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Sonchus ustulatus, also known as a leituga,{{Cite web |title=Macronesian |url=http://www.macaronesian.org/en/show/leituga-sonchus-ustulatus |website=Macronesian}} is a species of herb in the Asteraceae family. It is endemic to Madeira, an island group in the Atlantic which is politically part of Portugal. It grows to be around 0.2 meters.{{Cite web |title=Sonchus ustulatus Lowe - Encyclopedia of Life |url=https://eol.org/pages/6251173 |access-date=2022-04-30 |website=eol.org}}

Description

The leituga is a perennial plant that either has no stem or a very short one. It does not have many floral heads and generally grows on a rocky shoreline. It is herbaceous.

Subspecies

The leituga has 2 subspecies:

Sonchus ustulatus subsp. ustulatus
Sonchus ustulatus subsp. mederensis (Syn.: S. latifolius) {{Cite web |title=Sonchus ustulatus Lowe - Encyclopedia of Life |url=https://eol.org/pages/6251173 |access-date=2022-04-30 |website=eol.org}}

File:Sonchus ustulatus subsp. ustulatus.jpg, Madeira]]

Found near

References

ustulatus

Category:Endemic flora of Madeira

Category:Plants described in 1831

Category:Taxa named by Richard Thomas Lowe