The Sow Thistles are sometimes erroneously called Milk Thistles from the milky juice they contain; the true Milk Thistle is, however, a very different plant (see ).
Annual Sow Thistle - Sonchus oleraceus
California Thistle - Cirsium arvense
Canada Thistle - Cirsium arvense
Corn Thistle - Cirsium arvense
Corn Sow Thistle - Sonchus arvensis
Creeping Thistle - Cirsium arvense
Cursed Thistle - Cirsium arvense ...
Purple Sow Thistle
Engelhardtia spicata
Engelhardtia aceriflora, Gyrocarpus pendulus ...
common sow thistle Sonchus oleraceus
common St. John's-wort Hypericum perforatum
common tansy Tanacetum vulgare
common toadflax; butter-and-eggs; yellow toadflax, wild snap-dragon Linaria vulgaris
common velvet grass Holcus lanatus ...
Common Sow Thistle [English]: Sonchus oleraceus
Common Sow-Thistle [English]: Sonchus oleraceus
Common Sowthistle [English]: Sonchus oleraceus
Common Speedwell [English]: Veronica arvensis
Common Speedwell [English]: Veronica officinalis ...
annual milk thistle, annual sow thistle, annual sowthistle, colewort, common sow thistle, common sow-thistle, common sowthistle, field sow-thistle, hare's lettuce, hare's-lettuce, milk-thistle, milk thistle, small sow thistle, smooth sow-thistle, ...
The Greek "malacos" and "trichos", "soft hairs", refer to the downy hairs of the pappus (hair-like structures at the top of Asteraceae seeds). The flower of Desert Dandelion looks like the flower of Sow Thistle, "Sonchus oleraceus", ...
The leaves are added to salads, sandwiches, soups etc[9], they can be used in recipes that call for leaves of beet, plantain, sow thistle or amaranth[183]. Young stems - raw[257]. Root - chewed by children as a gum[257].
 See also: May, Medic, Thistle, Green, Nodding Thistle
  
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