Annual Sow Thistle, Hare's Colwort, Hare's Thistle, Milky Tassel,
Swinies, Sea Sow-thistle, Hare's lettuce,
Hebrew: מרור הגינות, Arabic: جعيض, Egypt: جعضض"Godeid", جالوين "Galawein"
| Scientific name: | Sonchus oleraceus L. | |
| Synonym name: | Hieracium oleraceum L., Lactuca oleracea L. | |
| Common name: | Sow-thistle, Hare's lettuce | |
| Hebrew name: | מרור הגינות | |
| Arabic name: | جعيض | |
| Egypt: | جعضض"Godeid", جالوين "Galawein" | |
| Family: | Compositae / Asteraceae, מורכבים |
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| Life form: | Therophyte, annual | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, dissected once, dentate or serrate | |
| Flowers: | Yellow | |
| Flowering Period: | All year round | |
| Habitat: | Disturbed ground, cultivated areas | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts | |
| Chorotype: | Euro-Siberian - Med - Irano-Turanian | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
Derivation of the botanical name: Sonchus,Greek name for sow-thistle plants. oleraceus, of the vegetable garden; herbs used in cooking. Hieracium, Greek hierax, "a hawk." Pliny the Elder (23-79) believed that hawks fed on this plant to strengthen their eyesight and thus it became the Greek and Latin name for this and similar plants, the common name of which is hawkweed. Lactuca, Latin lact, milk, referring to the milky sap. The Hebrew name: מרור, maror, bitter herbs; from מרר (=to be bitter).
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