Smooth Sow-Thistle
| Latin Name: | Sonchus oleraceus |
| Manx Name: | Bainney-muc |
| Season: | June - August |
| Locations where this species is found: | |
| Glen Maye | |
This tall thistle is very similar to the Prickly Sow-thistle (Sonchus asper), but with fewer prickles on its shiny leaves.
Smooth Sow-Thistle can still have prickles, which can make it difficult to distinguish from Sonchus asper, but it usually has very few prickles.
Like other sow thistles, Smooth Sow-Thistle is edible and its milky sap has been used as a chewing gum in New Zealand.
The Manx name for this plant is "Bainney-muc".
Smooth Sow-Thistle can still have prickles, which can make it difficult to distinguish from Sonchus asper, but it usually has very few prickles.
Like other sow thistles, Smooth Sow-Thistle is edible and its milky sap has been used as a chewing gum in New Zealand.
The Manx name for this plant is "Bainney-muc".
