Common Sowthistle / أم الحليب / / لِبَّيْن

التفاف الزيتي / الحوى / الجعضيض الزيتي / تِفاف بَقلي / ورّيقة

Sonchus oleraceus L.

Wikidata

Edibility and Usage

Edibility

Delicious

Edible part

Leaves

Preparation

Boiled
Salads

Blooming period

January to December

Foraging period

January to February

Seed collection period

July to September

Description

Perenniality

Annual

Petal colour

Yellow

Leaf type

Dissected

Life form

Annual

Scientifc data

Genus

Sonchus

Family

Asteraceae

Wikidata item

Q331676

GBIF Item

Sonchus oleraceus L. (8228544)

Conservation status (IUCN)

Least concern

References

Wikipedia contributors. (2022, June 12). Sonchus oleraceus. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 10:19, August 31, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sonchus_oleraceus&oldid=1092806460
Paraskeva-Hadjichambi, Demetra. (2006, September 4). Edible Plants of Cyprus (and Greece).

Citation

Sonchus oleraceus L. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/636 accessed via barari.org on 2/18/2026.