Sow thistle most often refers to yellow flowered,

thistle Thistle is the common name of a group of flowering plants characterized by leaves with sharp spikes on the margins, mostly in the family Asteraceae. Prickles can also occur all over the planton the stem and on the flat parts of the leaves. T ...

-like plants in the genus '' Sonchus.'' Sow thistle may also refer to: *''

Cicerbita ''Cicerbita'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Asia and Europe. They are known commonly as blue sow thistles.

'', a genus of plants related to ''Sonchus'', with blue, white, or yellow flowers.

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