Sonchus oleraceus (Sow Thistle) Botanical Illustration - Plant Anatomy Guide #1799613 (License: Personal Use)

This precise line drawing depicts Sonchus oleraceus, a widespread annual weed in the Asteraceae family, with emphasis on diagnostic features: deeply lobed, spiny-margined leaves; yellow ray florets in capitula; and a pappus of feathery bristles aiding wind dispersal. The illustration includes a scale indicator (½), a dissected floret, and a mature seed head to support taxonomic identification and educational use.

Used in botanical field guides, academic publications, herbarium databases, and plant identification websites; serves users seeking accurate morphological details for species verification or teaching plant anatomy.