Sow thistle (Winter flowers #2) by GiMi53
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Description
A very showy foliage & flower plant:
Sow thistle (Sonchus palmensis) is the common name for a number of related annual herbs in the Genus Sonchus, the ancient Greek name for these plants.
Looking a lot like a dandelion that is on steroids or has gone through a nuclear disaster, the heavily-lobed leaves are graceful & fern-like with a whitish mid-rib. Sow thistles are common roadside plants, and while native to Eurasia and tropical Africa, they are found almost worldwide in temperate regions. Despite their common name, sow thistles are not true thistles, although are classified in the same family, the Asteraceae.
De Melkdistel (Sonchus) is de naam voor een geslacht van kruidachtige planten in de familie Asteraceae.
De naam Sonchus is de oude Griekse naam voor deze planten. De Nederlandse naam heeft de plant te danken aan het witte, zure sap dat het bij een breuk afscheidt.
Thank you very much for your comments on my previous upload :
" Bouchout Castle"

Comments (17)
Superbe!.... un grand rhauffement pour le coeur , il fait si froid Paris...!;-) Zibous toi!
Oh wow such pretty flowers, what a shot.
Great splash of color that slaps you awake! Love the compo and lighting. Good job.
Beautiful!! Wonderful light and colors. A real pleasure for the eyes on this grey winter days!
full of sun and joy, looks very much like spring ! we got snow in the last three days ! #:O) ^^^^^^^^
Very nice colours... Excellent pics.. and great composition. Hugs
A very pleasant display of the humble yellow flower. Yellow is supposed to stimulate joy and peace. Very well captured!
J'adore !!! C'est aussi beau que les Dandelions !!! Et puis tu avais vraiment la lumie parfaite pour les mettre en valeur. J'aime toutes ces fleurs des champs, elles sont tellement belles ! C'est chouette les fleurs d'hiver hein ? Et puis elles ont la me couleur que les Mimosas, lol !!!! Tu viens les voir quand tu veux tu sais !!!!! Mais pour tous ceux qui sont sous la neige, la grisaille, la pluie.... c'est sur que tes petites fleurs, rhauffe le coeur !!! Bisous Michel, passe un excellent week-end.
Wow!!! une bonne dose de luminothapie! merci Michel c'est superbe et fait du bien!!! Bravo et gros bisous!!!
So pretty, I like so much your dandelion on steroids!!!! A superbe colourful capture, dear Michel. It reminds me a little of our ragwort, but that is a bad flower. It poisons the animals :-(( Hugs and Kisses. Di Di.
Close to my favorite flower - the Aster Ericoides! Distant cousins I think! Do they have a heavy sweet scent? In any case - they look lovely - especially with the play of light!
Beatyfull my dear Michel. The colors here are so brilliant. Simply amazing. Hugs and kisses. :)
C'est bien curieux de voir la diffence entre les pays! Au Quec on est loin de voir des fleurs..pas beaucoup de neige mais une vague de froid terrible -18c et avec le vent -28 donc pas de fleurs qui poussent i! Jolie photo :)
realy present! powerfull contrast and color! lg. lordlotte
lovely display of a very beautiful flower. Nice capture.
Very bright and colourful. thanx ;-)
OH... It's beautiful! :0)