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| Common sow-thistle, Sonchus oleraceus. |
This is an invasive species. I found this one far from town at the entrance to a woodlot; one plant only, busy making its thousands of air-borne seeds. The provincial field guide labels it as "Noxious". I should have removed it, maybe. Would have, if I'd been able to identify it then and there. Reluctantly; it looked so cuddly.
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Otra planta que hace semillas volantes. Esta es, dice Wikipedia, "Sonchus oleraceus, conocido comúnmente por cerraja, cerrajón o canayuyo." Es una especie invasiva; la encontré a la entrada a un sitio manejado por una empresa maderera, bastante lejos de cualquier habitación de humanos. Una sola planta, pero formando sus miles de semillas que se distribuirán por todas partes. La Guía provincial de especies La llama "nociva". Debería haberla arrancada, creo. Lo habría hecho, si hubiera podido identificarla al momento, pero a regañadientes, pues se ve tan linda e inofensiva.
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